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Recognised as Colour

#493ACD

  • #493ACD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#493ACD is a blue with RGB values 73, 58, 205 and HSL 246°, 60%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#493ACD#493ACD
HEX#493ACD
RGBrgb(73, 58, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2275, 0.8039
RGB percentages28.6%, 22.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(246.1, 59.5%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.1, 71.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK64.4%, 71.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,181
CSS custom property--colour: #493ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B6C532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Navy · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BECD3A
Analogous#3A75CD, #933ACD
Triadic#CD493A, #3ACD49
Split complementary#CD923A, #75CD3A
Tetradic#CD3A75, #BECD3A, #3ACD92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDDF6
Lighter +30%#BAB4EC
Lighter +20%#948BE2
Lighter +10%#6F63D7
Darker −10%#382BA9
Darker −20%#2A2180
Darker −30%#1D1658
Darker −40%#100C2F
More saturated +25%#301BEC
Less saturated −25%#6259AE

Channel breakdown

R73
G58
B205
Red73 (28.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue246.12°
Saturation (HSL)59.51%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3A · B CD

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