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Recognised as Colour

#490EB6

  • #490EB6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#490EB6 is a violet with RGB values 73, 14, 182 and HSL 261°, 86%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#490EB6#490EB6
HEX#490EB6
RGBrgb(73, 14, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.0549, 0.7137
RGB percentages28.6%, 5.5%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(261.1, 85.7%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 92.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK59.9%, 92.3%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,787,894
CSS custom property--colour: #490EB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#B6F149

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#004A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17Blue violet · ΔE 17.7Medium blue · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Navy · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BB60E
Analogous#0E27B6, #9D0EB6
Triadic#B6490E, #0EB649
Split complementary#B69D0E, #27B60E
Tetradic#B60E27, #7BB60E, #0EB69D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BA99F7
Lighter +30%#9A6AF3
Lighter +20%#7A3AF0
Lighter +10%#5C12E5
Darker −10%#360A87
Darker −20%#230757
Darker −30%#100328
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4500C4
Less saturated −25%#50279E

Channel breakdown

R73
G14
B182
Red73 (28.6%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue261.07°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 0E · B B6

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