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Recognised as Colour

#4928DE

  • #4928DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4928DE is a blue with RGB values 73, 40, 222 and HSL 251°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4928DE#4928DE
HEX#4928DE
RGBrgb(73, 40, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1569, 0.8706
RGB percentages28.6%, 15.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(250.9, 73.4%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 82%, 87.1%)
CMYK67.1%, 82%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,794,590
CSS custom property--colour: #4928DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#B6D721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12Blue violet · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 21Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1Blue · ΔE 27.8Dark blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDDE28
Analogous#2862DE, #A428DE
Triadic#DE4928, #28DE49
Split complementary#DEA428, #62DE28
Tetradic#DE2862, #BDDE28, #28DEA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFD9F9
Lighter +30%#B9ADF2
Lighter +20%#9480EC
Lighter +10%#6E54E5
Darker −10%#381CB7
Darker −20%#2B158B
Darker −30%#1D0F5E
Darker −40%#0F0832
More saturated +25%#3509FD
Less saturated −25%#5D47BF

Channel breakdown

R73
G40
B222
Red73 (28.6%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue250.88°
Saturation (HSL)73.39%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 28 · B DE

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