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Recognised as Colour

#492CC0

  • #492CC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#492CC0 is a blue with RGB values 73, 44, 192 and HSL 252°, 63%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#492CC0#492CC0
HEX#492CC0
RGBrgb(73, 44, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1725, 0.7529
RGB percentages28.6%, 17.3%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(251.8, 62.7%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 77.1%, 75.3%)
CMYK62%, 77.1%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,795,584
CSS custom property--colour: #492CC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B6D33F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005775no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Navy · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1Indigo · ΔE 22.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3C02C
Analogous#2C59C0, #932CC0
Triadic#C0492C, #2CC049
Split complementary#C0932C, #59C02C
Tetradic#C02C59, #A3C02C, #2CC093

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFC6F2
Lighter +30%#AB9DE8
Lighter +20%#8873DF
Lighter +10%#654AD5
Darker −10%#392297
Darker −20%#29196D
Darker −30%#1A0F44
Darker −40%#0A061A
More saturated +25%#370FDD
Less saturated −25%#5B4AA3

Channel breakdown

R73
G44
B192
Red73 (28.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue251.76°
Saturation (HSL)62.71%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 2C · B C0

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