Recognised as Colour

#492ABB

#492ABB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#492ABB is a blue with RGB values 73, 42, 187 and HSL 253°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#492ABB#492ABB

HEX#492ABB

RGBrgb(73, 42, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1647, 0.7333

RGB percentages28.6%, 16.5%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(252.8, 63.3%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 77.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK61%, 77.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,795,067

CSS custom property--colour: #492ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9:1

Contrast with white9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#B6D544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005472no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.5 Navy · ΔE 19.5 Indigo · ΔE 20.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 21 Blue violet · ΔE 21.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CBB2A

Analogous#2A54BB, #912ABB

Triadic#BB492A, #2ABB49

Split complementary#BB912A, #54BB2A

Tetradic#BB2A54, #9CBB2A, #2ABB91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBC0F1

Lighter +30%#A896E8

Lighter +20%#856DDE

Lighter +10%#6243D5

Darker −10%#392191

Darker −20%#281768

Darker −30%#180E3E

Darker −40%#080514

More saturated +25%#390DD8

Less saturated −25%#59479E

Channel breakdown

R73

G42

B187

Red73 (28.6%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue252.83°

Saturation (HSL)63.32%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 2A · B BB

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

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