Colour

#4904BE

#4904BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4904BE is a violet with RGB values 73, 4, 190 and HSL 262°, 96%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4904BE#4904BE

HEX#4904BE

RGBrgb(73, 4, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.0157, 0.7451

RGB percentages28.6%, 1.6%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(262.3, 95.9%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 97.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK61.6%, 97.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,785,342

CSS custom property--colour: #4904BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05221WCAG 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 10.27:1

Contrast with white10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#B6FB41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0045C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#003BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#004C6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.4 Blue violet · ΔE 16.2 Dark violet · ΔE 18.9 Dark blue · ΔE 21.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5 Navy · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#79BE04

Analogous#041CBE, #A604BE

Triadic#BE4904, #04BE49

Split complementary#BEA604, #1CBE04

Tetradic#BE041C, #79BE04, #04BEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B991FD

Lighter +30%#995FFC

Lighter +20%#7A2DFB

Lighter +10%#5C05F0

Darker −10%#36038C

Darker −20%#23025A

Darker −30%#0F0128

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4800C2

Less saturated −25%#4F1CA6

Channel breakdown

R73

B190

Red73 (28.6%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue262.26°

Saturation (HSL)95.88%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 04 · B BE

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