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Recognised as Colour

#4930DE

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

#4930DE is a blue with RGB values 73, 48, 222 and HSL 249°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4930DE#4930DE
HEX#4930DE
RGBrgb(73, 48, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1882, 0.8706
RGB percentages28.6%, 18.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(248.6, 72.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 78.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK67.1%, 78.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,796,638
CSS custom property--colour: #4930DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#B6CF21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006587no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.3Medium blue · ΔE 15.5Dark violet · ΔE 22Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4Dark blue · ΔE 27.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5DE30
Analogous#306EDE, #A030DE
Triadic#DE4930, #30DE49
Split complementary#DEA030, #6EDE30
Tetradic#DE306E, #C5DE30, #30DEA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E0FA
Lighter +30%#BDB4F3
Lighter +20%#9688EC
Lighter +10%#705CE5
Darker −10%#351EBD
Darker −20%#291791
Darker −30%#1C1065
Darker −40%#100939
More saturated +25%#3412FC
Less saturated −25%#5E4EC0

Channel breakdown

R73
G48
B222
Red73 (28.6%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue248.62°
Saturation (HSL)72.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 30 · B DE

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