Colour

#494BE7

#494BE7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#494BE7 is a blue with RGB values 73, 75, 231 and HSL 239°, 77%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#494BE7

RGBrgb(73, 75, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2941, 0.9059

RGB percentages28.6%, 29.4%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(239.2, 76.7%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.2, 68.4%, 90.6%)

CMYK68.4%, 67.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,803,559

CSS custom property--colour: #494BE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

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

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#B6B418

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.5 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4 Blue violet · ΔE 22.5 Slate blue · ΔE 24.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7 Royal blue · ΔE 26.2 Medium blue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7E549

Analogous#499AE7, #9649E7

Triadic#E7494B, #4BE749

Split complementary#E79649, #9AE749

Tetradic#E7499A, #E7E549, #49E796

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFF

Lighter +30%#D0D1F9

Lighter +20%#A3A4F3

Lighter +10%#7678ED

Darker −10%#1D20E0

Darker −20%#1819B2

Darker −30%#121385

Darker −40%#0C0D58

More saturated +25%#3134FF

Less saturated −25%#6364CD

Channel breakdown

R73

G75

B231

Red73 (28.6%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue239.24°

Saturation (HSL)76.7%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 4B · B E7

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