Recognised as Colour
#492BAB
- #492BAB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#492BAB is a blue with RGB values 73, 43, 171 and HSL 254°, 60%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#492BAB#492BAB
HEX#492BAB
RGBrgb(73, 43, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1686, 0.6706
RGB percentages28.6%, 16.9%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(254.1, 59.8%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 74.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK57.3%, 74.9%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,795,307
CSS custom property--colour: #492BAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#B6D454
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DAB2B
Analogous#2B4DAB, #892BAB
Triadic#AB492B, #2BAB49
Split complementary#AB892B, #4DAB2B
Tetradic#AB2B4D, #8DAB2B, #2BAB89
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G43
B171
Red73 (28.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue254.06°
Saturation (HSL)59.81%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 2B · B AB
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