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Recognised as Colour

#4930CB

  • #4930CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4930CB is a blue with RGB values 73, 48, 203 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

#4930CB#4930CB
HEX#4930CB
RGBrgb(73, 48, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1882, 0.7961
RGB percentages28.6%, 18.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(249.7, 61.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 76.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK64%, 76.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,796,619
CSS custom property--colour: #4930CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#B6CF34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Dark blue · ΔE 20.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium blue · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 24.1Navy · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2CB30
Analogous#3065CB, #9630CB
Triadic#CB4930, #30CB49
Split complementary#CB9630, #65CB30
Tetradic#CB3065, #B2CB30, #30CB96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D3F4
Lighter +30%#B4A9EB
Lighter +20%#9080E1
Lighter +10%#6B57D7
Darker −10%#3A26A2
Darker −20%#2B1C79
Darker −30%#1D134F
Darker −40%#0E0926
More saturated +25%#3411EA
Less saturated −25%#5E4FAC

Channel breakdown

R73
G48
B203
Red73 (28.6%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue249.68°
Saturation (HSL)61.75%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 30 · B CB

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