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Recognised as Colour

#4938DA

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

#4938DA is a blue with RGB values 73, 56, 218 and HSL 246°, 69%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4938DA#4938DA
HEX#4938DA
RGBrgb(73, 56, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2196, 0.8549
RGB percentages28.6%, 22%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(246.3, 68.6%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 74.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK66.5%, 74.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,798,682
CSS custom property--colour: #4938DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B6C725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Medium blue · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Dark violet · ΔE 24.3Dark blue · ΔE 24.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9DA38
Analogous#3878DA, #9A38DA
Triadic#DA4938, #38DA49
Split complementary#DA9A38, #78DA38
Tetradic#DA3878, #C9DA38, #38DA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E4FA
Lighter +30%#BFB9F2
Lighter +20%#988EEA
Lighter +10%#7063E2
Darker −10%#3323BC
Darker −20%#271B91
Darker −30%#1C1366
Darker −40%#100B3B
More saturated +25%#321AF8
Less saturated −25%#6056BC

Channel breakdown

R73
G56
B218
Red73 (28.6%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue246.3°
Saturation (HSL)68.64%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 38 · B DA

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