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Recognised as Colour

#4938D9

  • #4938D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4938D9 is a blue with RGB values 73, 56, 217 and HSL 246°, 68%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4938D9#4938D9
HEX#4938D9
RGBrgb(73, 56, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2196, 0.851
RGB percentages28.6%, 22%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(246.3, 67.9%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 74.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK66.4%, 74.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,798,681
CSS custom property--colour: #4938D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B6C726

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Medium blue · ΔE 21.5Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3Dark blue · ΔE 24.4Dark violet · ΔE 24.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8D938
Analogous#3877D9, #9A38D9
Triadic#D94938, #38D949
Split complementary#D99A38, #77D938
Tetradic#D93877, #C8D938, #38D99A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E3FA
Lighter +30%#BEB8F2
Lighter +20%#978EE9
Lighter +10%#7063E1
Darker −10%#3424BA
Darker −20%#281B90
Darker −30%#1C1365
Darker −40%#100B3A
More saturated +25%#321AF7
Less saturated −25%#6056BB

Channel breakdown

R73
G56
B217
Red73 (28.6%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue246.34°
Saturation (HSL)67.93%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 38 · B D9

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