Recognised as Colour

#493EFE

#493EFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#493EFE is a blue with RGB values 73, 62, 254 and HSL 243°, 99%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#493EFE#493EFE

HEX#493EFE

RGBrgb(73, 62, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2431, 0.9961

RGB percentages28.6%, 24.3%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(243.4, 99%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 75.6%, 99.6%)

CMYK71.3%, 75.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,800,254

CSS custom property--colour: #493EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#B6C101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0058FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00779Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.1 Blue violet · ΔE 19.3 Blue · ΔE 24.9 Dark violet · ΔE 26.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F3FE3E

Analogous#3E93FE, #A93EFE

Triadic#FE493E, #3EFE49

Split complementary#FEA93E, #93FE3E

Tetradic#FE3E93, #F3FE3E, #3EFEA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D9D6FF

Lighter +20%#A9A3FF

Lighter +10%#7971FE

Darker −10%#190BFE

Darker −20%#0D01D5

Darker −30%#0A01A2

Darker −40%#07016F

More saturated +25%#483DFF

Less saturated −25%#5E56E6

Channel breakdown

R73

G62

B254

Red73 (28.6%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue243.44°

Saturation (HSL)98.97%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 3E · B FE

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