Recognised as Colour

#493FF7

#493FF7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#493FF7 is a blue with RGB values 73, 63, 247 and HSL 243°, 92%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#493FF7#493FF7

HEX#493FF7

RGBrgb(73, 63, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2471, 0.9686

RGB percentages28.6%, 24.7%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(243.3, 92%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 74.5%, 96.9%)

CMYK70.4%, 74.5%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,800,503

CSS custom property--colour: #493FF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#B6C008

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007599no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.7 Blue violet · ΔE 18 Dark violet · ΔE 25.5 Blue · ΔE 28.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDF73F

Analogous#3F91F7, #A53FF7

Triadic#F7493F, #3FF749

Split complementary#F7A53F, #91F73F

Tetradic#F73F91, #EDF73F, #3FF7A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D4D2FD

Lighter +20%#A6A1FB

Lighter +10%#7770F9

Darker −10%#1B0EF5

Darker −20%#1308C8

Darker −30%#0E0697

Darker −40%#0A0466

More saturated +25%#4237FF

Less saturated −25%#5F58DE

Channel breakdown

R73

G63

B247

Red73 (28.6%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue243.26°

Saturation (HSL)92%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 3F · B F7

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