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Recognised as Colour

#492EDE

  • #492EDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#492EDE is a blue with RGB values 73, 46, 222 and HSL 249°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#492EDE#492EDE
HEX#492EDE
RGBrgb(73, 46, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1804, 0.8706
RGB percentages28.6%, 18%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(249.2, 72.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 79.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK67.1%, 79.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,796,126
CSS custom property--colour: #492EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B6D121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006487no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Dark orchid · ΔE 25.8Dark blue · ΔE 27.4Blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3DE2E
Analogous#2E6BDE, #A12EDE
Triadic#DE492E, #2EDE49
Split complementary#DEA12E, #6BDE2E
Tetradic#DE2E6B, #C3DE2E, #2EDEA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2DEFA
Lighter +30%#BCB2F3
Lighter +20%#9686EC
Lighter +10%#6F5AE5
Darker −10%#361EBB
Darker −20%#29178F
Darker −30%#1D1063
Darker −40%#100937
More saturated +25%#3410FC
Less saturated −25%#5E4CC0

Channel breakdown

R73
G46
B222
Red73 (28.6%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue249.2°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 2E · B DE

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