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Recognised as Colour

#4926BF

  • #4926BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#4926BF is a blue with RGB values 73, 38, 191 and HSL 254°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#4926BF#4926BF
HEX#4926BF
RGBrgb(73, 38, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.149, 0.749
RGB percentages28.6%, 14.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(253.7, 66.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.7, 80.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK61.8%, 80.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,794,047
CSS custom property--colour: #4926BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#B6D940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1Navy · ΔE 21.2Medium blue · ΔE 22.6Indigo · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CBF26
Analogous#264FBF, #9626BF
Triadic#BF4926, #26BF49
Split complementary#BF9626, #4FBF26
Tetradic#BF2650, #9CBF26, #26BF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBBFF2
Lighter +30%#A894EA
Lighter +20%#856AE1
Lighter +10%#623FD9
Darker −10%#391E94
Darker −20%#28156A
Darker −30%#180D3F
Darker −40%#080415
More saturated +25%#3909DC
Less saturated −25%#5943A2

Channel breakdown

R73
G38
B191
Red73 (28.6%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue253.73°
Saturation (HSL)66.81%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 26 · B BF

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