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Recognised as Colour

#4900FF

  • #4900FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#4900FF is a violet with RGB values 73, 0, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4900FF#4900FF
HEX#4900FF
RGBrgb(73, 0, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0, 1
RGB percentages28.6%, 0%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.2, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.2, 100%, 100%)
CMYK71.4%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,784,383
CSS custom property--colour: #4900FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#B6FF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 113.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 6Medium blue · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 30.7Dark violet · ΔE 33Dark orchid · ΔE 46Dark blue · ΔE 49.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6FF00
Analogous#0036FF, #C900FF
Triadic#FF4900, #00FF49
Split complementary#FFC900, #36FF00
Tetradic#FF0036, #B6FF00, #00FFC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBCCFF
Lighter +30%#B699FF
Lighter +20%#9266FF
Lighter +10%#6D33FF
Darker −10%#3A00CC
Darker −20%#2C0099
Darker −30%#1D0066
Darker −40%#0F0033
More saturated +25%#4900FF
Less saturated −25%#5720DF

Channel breakdown

R73
G0
B255
Red73 (28.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 00 · B FF

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