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Recognised as Colour

#4949AD

  • #4949AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#4949AD is a blue with RGB values 73, 73, 173 and HSL 240°, 41%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#4949AD#4949AD
HEX#4949AD
RGBrgb(73, 73, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2863, 0.6784
RGB percentages28.6%, 28.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(240, 40.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 57.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK57.8%, 57.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,802,989
CSS custom property--colour: #4949AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B6B652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#0C6174no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.1Royal blue · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Midnight blue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADAD49
Analogous#497BAD, #7B49AD
Triadic#AD4949, #49AD49
Split complementary#AD7B49, #7BAD49
Tetradic#AD497B, #ADAD49, #49AD7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D5ED
Lighter +30%#B1B1DE
Lighter +20%#8D8DCF
Lighter +10%#6969C0
Darker −10%#3A3A89
Darker −20%#2B2B65
Darker −30%#1C1C41
Darker −40%#0C0C1E
More saturated +25%#2A2ACC
Less saturated −25%#68688E

Channel breakdown

R73
G73
B173
Red73 (28.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)40.65%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 49 · B AD

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