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Colour

#490EFF

  • #490EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#490EFF is a blue with RGB values 73, 14, 255 and HSL 255°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#490EFF#490EFF
HEX#490EFF
RGBrgb(73, 14, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.0549, 1
RGB percentages28.6%, 5.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(254.7, 100%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 94.5%, 100%)
CMYK71.4%, 94.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,787,967
CSS custom property--colour: #490EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#B6F100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 7.1Medium blue · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 29Dark violet · ΔE 31.7Dark orchid · ΔE 44.4Dark blue · ΔE 48.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 7.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4FF0E
Analogous#0E4BFF, #C20EFF
Triadic#FF490E, #0EFF49
Split complementary#FFC20E, #4BFF0E
Tetradic#FF0E4C, #C4FF0E, #0EFFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DAFF
Lighter +30%#BDA7FF
Lighter +20%#9674FF
Lighter +10%#7041FF
Darker −10%#3500DA
Darker −20%#2900A7
Darker −30%#1C0074
Darker −40%#100041
More saturated +25%#490EFF
Less saturated −25%#582CE1

Channel breakdown

R73
G14
B255
Red73 (28.6%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue254.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 0E · B FF

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