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Recognised as Colour

#493AAE

  • #493AAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#493AAE is a blue with RGB values 73, 58, 174 and HSL 248°, 50%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#493AAE#493AAE
HEX#493AAE
RGBrgb(73, 58, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2275, 0.6824
RGB percentages28.6%, 22.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(247.8, 50%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.8, 66.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK58%, 66.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,150
CSS custom property--colour: #493AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B6C551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0F586Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 13Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.3Indigo · ΔE 18.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Midnight blue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FAE3A
Analogous#3A65AE, #833AAE
Triadic#AE493A, #3AAE49
Split complementary#AE833A, #65AE3A
Tetradic#AE3A65, #9FAE3A, #3AAE83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC8ED
Lighter +30%#A9A1E0
Lighter +20%#867BD3
Lighter +10%#6355C6
Darker −10%#392D88
Darker −20%#292162
Darker −30%#19143B
Darker −40%#090715
More saturated +25%#331DCB
Less saturated −25%#5E5791

Channel breakdown

R73
G58
B174
Red73 (28.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue247.76°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3A · B AE

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