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Colour

#4911FF

  • #4911FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#4911FF is a blue with RGB values 73, 17, 255 and HSL 254°, 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

#4911FF#4911FF
HEX#4911FF
RGBrgb(73, 17, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.0667, 1
RGB percentages28.6%, 6.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(254.1, 100%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 93.3%, 100%)
CMYK71.4%, 93.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,788,735
CSS custom property--colour: #4911FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#B6EE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 7.5Medium blue · ΔE 18.4Blue violet · ΔE 28.6Dark violet · ΔE 31.4Dark orchid · ΔE 43.9Dark blue · ΔE 47.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7FF11
Analogous#1150FF, #C011FF
Triadic#FF4911, #11FF49
Split complementary#FFC011, #50FF11
Tetradic#FF1150, #C7FF11, #11FFC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5DDFF
Lighter +30%#BEAAFF
Lighter +20%#9777FF
Lighter +10%#7044FF
Darker −10%#3400DD
Darker −20%#2800AA
Darker −30%#1C0077
Darker −40%#100044
More saturated +25%#4911FF
Less saturated −25%#592FE1

Channel breakdown

R73
G17
B255
Red73 (28.6%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue254.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 11 · B FF

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