Colour

#493FE1

#493FE1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#493FE1 is a blue with RGB values 73, 63, 225 and HSL 244°, 73%, 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

#493FE1#493FE1

HEX#493FE1

RGBrgb(73, 63, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2471, 0.8824

RGB percentages28.6%, 24.7%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(243.7, 73%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.7, 72%, 88.2%)

CMYK67.6%, 72%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,800,481

CSS custom property--colour: #493FE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#B6C01E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.6 Medium blue · ΔE 22.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.4 Dark violet · ΔE 25.8 Dark blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7E13F

Analogous#3F86E1, #9A3FE1

Triadic#E1493F, #3FE149

Split complementary#E19A3F, #86E13F

Tetradic#E13F86, #D7E13F, #3FE19A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0EFFD

Lighter +30%#C6C3F6

Lighter +20%#9D97EF

Lighter +10%#736BE8

Darker −10%#2B20CD

Darker −20%#2219A1

Darker −30%#181275

Darker −40%#0F0B49

More saturated +25%#3123FD

Less saturated −25%#615BC5

Channel breakdown

R73

G63

B225

Red73 (28.6%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue243.7°

Saturation (HSL)72.97%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 3F · B E1

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