Colour

#4937FC

#4937FC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4937FC is a blue with RGB values 73, 55, 252 and HSL 245°, 97%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4937FC#4937FC

HEX#4937FC

RGBrgb(73, 55, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2157, 0.9882

RGB percentages28.6%, 21.6%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(245.5, 97%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 78.2%, 98.8%)

CMYK71%, 78.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,798,460

CSS custom property--colour: #4937FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#B6C803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00749Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.2 Blue violet · ΔE 19.6 Blue · ΔE 21.8 Dark violet · ΔE 25.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.6 Dark blue · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAFC37

Analogous#3788FC, #AB37FC

Triadic#FC4937, #37FC49

Split complementary#FCAC37, #88FC37

Tetradic#FC3788, #EAFC37, #37FCAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D2CEFE

Lighter +20%#A49BFE

Lighter +10%#7769FD

Darker −10%#1B05FB

Darker −20%#1503CA

Darker −30%#100298

Darker −40%#0B0265

More saturated +25%#4734FF

Less saturated −25%#5E50E3

Channel breakdown

R73

G55

B252

Red73 (28.6%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue245.48°

Saturation (HSL)97.04%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 37 · B FC

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