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Recognised as Colour

#493EE2

  • #493EE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#493EE2 is a blue with RGB values 73, 62, 226 and HSL 244°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#493EE2#493EE2
HEX#493EE2
RGBrgb(73, 62, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2431, 0.8863
RGB percentages28.6%, 24.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(244, 73.9%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244, 72.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK67.7%, 72.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,800,226
CSS custom property--colour: #493EE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#B6C11D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#006D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18Medium blue · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6Dark violet · ΔE 25.4Dark blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7E23E
Analogous#3E85E2, #9B3EE2
Triadic#E2493E, #3EE249
Split complementary#E29B3E, #85E23E
Tetradic#E23E85, #D7E23E, #3EE29B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EFFD
Lighter +30%#C6C3F6
Lighter +20%#9D97EF
Lighter +10%#736AE9
Darker −10%#2B1FCE
Darker −20%#2218A2
Darker −30%#181275
Darker −40%#0F0B49
More saturated +25%#3122FE
Less saturated −25%#615AC6

Channel breakdown

R73
G62
B226
Red73 (28.6%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue244.02°
Saturation (HSL)73.87%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3E · B E2

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