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Recognised as Colour

#493FBF

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

#493FBF is a blue with RGB values 73, 63, 191 and HSL 245°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#493FBF#493FBF
HEX#493FBF
RGBrgb(73, 63, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2471, 0.749
RGB percentages28.6%, 24.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(244.7, 50.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.7, 67%, 74.9%)
CMYK61.8%, 67%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,800,447
CSS custom property--colour: #493FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B6C040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00607Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Indigo · ΔE 21.9Dark blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5BF3F
Analogous#3F75BF, #893FBF
Triadic#BF493F, #3FBF49
Split complementary#BF893F, #75BF3F
Tetradic#BF3F75, #B5BF3F, #3FBF89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAD8F2
Lighter +30%#B6B2E5
Lighter +20%#918BD9
Lighter +10%#6D65CC
Darker −10%#3A3299
Darker −20%#2C2672
Darker −30%#1D194C
Darker −40%#0E0C26
More saturated +25%#2E1FDF
Less saturated −25%#645F9F

Channel breakdown

R73
G63
B191
Red73 (28.6%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue244.69°
Saturation (HSL)50.39%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3F · B BF

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