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Colour

#493D75

  • #493D75
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#493D75 is a blue with RGB values 73, 61, 117 and HSL 253°, 31%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#493D75#493D75
HEX#493D75
RGBrgb(73, 61, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2392, 0.4588
RGB percentages28.6%, 23.9%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(252.9, 31.5%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 47.9%, 45.9%)
CMYK37.6%, 47.9%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,861
CSS custom property--colour: #493D75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#B6C28A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A4677no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B4474no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3E4853no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.4Midnight blue · ΔE 26.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.9Steel blue · ΔE 33Slate blue · ΔE 35.6Medium purple · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69753D
Analogous#3D4D75, #653D75
Triadic#75493D, #3D7549
Split complementary#75653D, #4D753D
Tetradic#753D4D, #69753D, #3D7565

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3ABD3
Lighter +30%#9589C2
Lighter +20%#7768B0
Lighter +10%#5E4E97
Darker −10%#342C53
Darker −20%#1F1A32
Darker −30%#0A0910
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C278B
Less saturated −25%#56535F

Channel breakdown

R73
G61
B117
Red73 (28.6%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue252.86°
Saturation (HSL)31.46%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3D · B 75

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