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Recognised as Colour

#493AA6

  • #493AA6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#493AA6 is a blue with RGB values 73, 58, 166 and HSL 248°, 48%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#493AA6#493AA6
HEX#493AA6
RGBrgb(73, 58, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2275, 0.651
RGB percentages28.6%, 22.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(248.3, 48.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 65.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK56%, 65.1%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,142
CSS custom property--colour: #493AA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B6C559

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1D556Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 13.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8Midnight blue · ΔE 18.4Indigo · ΔE 19.2Royal blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97A63A
Analogous#3A61A6, #7F3AA6
Triadic#A6493A, #3AA649
Split complementary#A67F3A, #61A63A
Tetradic#A63A61, #97A63A, #3AA67F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8C2EA
Lighter +30%#A59CDD
Lighter +20%#8377CF
Lighter +10%#6151C2
Darker −10%#382D80
Darker −20%#28205A
Darker −30%#171235
Darker −40%#07050F
More saturated +25%#351EC2
Less saturated −25%#5D568A

Channel breakdown

R73
G58
B166
Red73 (28.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue248.33°
Saturation (HSL)48.21%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3A · B A6

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