Recognised as Colour

#4926DD

#4926DD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4926DD is a blue with RGB values 73, 38, 221 and HSL 251°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4926DD#4926DD

HEX#4926DD

RGBrgb(73, 38, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.149, 0.8667

RGB percentages28.6%, 14.9%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(251.5, 72.9%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 82.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK67%, 82.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,794,077

CSS custom property--colour: #4926DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.06:1

Contrast with white8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#B6D922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.5 Blue violet · ΔE 15.1 Dark violet · ΔE 20.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2 Blue · ΔE 27.5 Dark blue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BADD26

Analogous#265EDD, #A526DD

Triadic#DD4926, #26DD49

Split complementary#DDA526, #5EDD26

Tetradic#DD265E, #BADD26, #26DDA5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDD6F9

Lighter +30%#B8AAF2

Lighter +20%#937EEB

Lighter +10%#6E52E4

Darker −10%#391CB4

Darker −20%#2B1588

Darker −30%#1D0E5C

Darker −40%#0F0730

More saturated +25%#3607FC

Less saturated −25%#5C45BE

Channel breakdown

R73

G38

B221

Red73 (28.6%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue251.48°

Saturation (HSL)72.91%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 26 · B DD

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