Colour
#490CAF
- #490CAF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#490CAF is a violet with RGB values 73, 12, 175 and HSL 262°, 87%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#490CAF#490CAF
HEX#490CAF
RGBrgb(73, 12, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.0471, 0.6863
RGB percentages28.6%, 4.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(262.5, 87.2%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 93.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK58.3%, 93.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,787,375
CSS custom property--colour: #490CAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#B6F350
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72AF0C
Analogous#0C21AF, #9A0CAF
Triadic#AF490C, #0CAF49
Split complementary#AF9A0C, #21AF0C
Tetradic#AF0C21, #72AF0C, #0CAF9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G12
B175
Red73 (28.6%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue262.45°
Saturation (HSL)87.17%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 0C · B AF
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