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Colour

#490AEE

  • #490AEE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#490AEE is a violet with RGB values 73, 10, 238 and HSL 257°, 92%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#490AEE#490AEE
HEX#490AEE
RGBrgb(73, 10, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.0392, 0.9333
RGB percentages28.6%, 3.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(256.6, 91.9%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 95.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK69.3%, 95.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,786,926
CSS custom property--colour: #490AEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#B6F511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00638Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.5Blue · ΔE 12.6Blue violet · ΔE 23.5Dark violet · ΔE 26.4Dark orchid · ΔE 38.5Dark blue · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFEE0A
Analogous#0A3DEE, #BB0AEE
Triadic#EE490A, #0AEE49
Split complementary#EEBB0A, #3DEE0A
Tetradic#EE0A3D, #AFEE0A, #0AEEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6C7FD
Lighter +30%#B296FB
Lighter +20%#8E65F9
Lighter +10%#6A35F6
Darker −10%#3A08BD
Darker −20%#2B068C
Darker −30%#1C045B
Darker −40%#0D022A
More saturated +25%#4500F8
Less saturated −25%#5729CF

Channel breakdown

R73
G10
B238
Red73 (28.6%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue256.58°
Saturation (HSL)91.94%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 0A · B EE

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