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Recognised as Colour

#4900BE

  • #4900BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4900BE is a violet with RGB values 73, 0, 190 and HSL 263°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4900BE#4900BE
HEX#4900BE
RGBrgb(73, 0, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0, 0.7451
RGB percentages28.6%, 0%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(263.1, 100%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 100%, 74.5%)
CMYK61.6%, 100%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,784,318
CSS custom property--colour: #4900BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#B6FF41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004B6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 16.3Dark violet · ΔE 18.8Dark blue · ΔE 21.9Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9Navy · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75BE00
Analogous#0016BE, #A800BE
Triadic#BE4900, #00BE49
Split complementary#BEA800, #16BE00
Tetradic#BE0016, #75BE00, #00BEA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B88BFF
Lighter +30%#9858FF
Lighter +20%#7925FF
Lighter +10%#5D00F1
Darker −10%#35008B
Darker −20%#220058
Darker −30%#0E0025
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4900BE
Less saturated −25%#4F18A6

Channel breakdown

R73
G0
B190
Red73 (28.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue263.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 00 · B BE

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