Colour

#4930CA

#4930CA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#4930CA is a blue with RGB values 73, 48, 202 and HSL 250°, 62%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4930CA#4930CA

HEX#4930CA

RGBrgb(73, 48, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1882, 0.7922

RGB percentages28.6%, 18.8%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(249.7, 61.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 76.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK63.9%, 76.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,796,618

CSS custom property--colour: #4930CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.21:1

Contrast with white8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#B6CF35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.6 Dark blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7 Medium blue · ΔE 22.9 Navy · ΔE 23.9 Dark violet · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1CA30

Analogous#3064CA, #9630CA

Triadic#CA4930, #30CA49

Split complementary#CA9630, #64CA30

Tetradic#CA3064, #B1CA30, #30CA96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7D2F4

Lighter +30%#B3A9EA

Lighter +20%#8F7FE1

Lighter +10%#6B56D7

Darker −10%#3A26A1

Darker −20%#2B1C78

Darker −30%#1C134E

Darker −40%#0D0925

More saturated +25%#3411E9

Less saturated −25%#5E4FAB

Channel breakdown

R73

G48

B202

Red73 (28.6%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue249.74°

Saturation (HSL)61.6%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 30 · B CA

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