Recognised as Colour

#491CD0

#491CD0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#491CD0 is a violet with RGB values 73, 28, 208 and HSL 255°, 76%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#491CD0

RGBrgb(73, 28, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1098, 0.8157

RGB percentages28.6%, 11%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(255, 76.3%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255, 86.5%, 81.6%)

CMYK64.9%, 86.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,791,504

CSS custom property--colour: #491CD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.9:1

Contrast with white8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#B6E32F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00587Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.7 Blue violet · ΔE 14.8 Dark violet · ΔE 19.6 Dark blue · ΔE 25.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5 Blue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A3D01C

Analogous#1C49D0, #A31CD0

Triadic#D0491C, #1CD049

Split complementary#D0A31C, #49D01C

Tetradic#D01C49, #A3D01C, #1CD0A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CFC1F7

Lighter +30%#AB94F1

Lighter +20%#8867EB

Lighter +10%#653AE5

Darker −10%#3916A3

Darker −20%#291076

Darker −30%#1A0A49

Darker −40%#0A041C

More saturated +25%#3B00EC

Less saturated −25%#583AB2

Channel breakdown

R73

G28

B208

Red73 (28.6%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue255°

Saturation (HSL)76.27%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 1C · B D0

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