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Recognised as Colour

#494DB0

  • #494DB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#494DB0 is a blue with RGB values 73, 77, 176 and HSL 238°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#494DB0#494DB0
HEX#494DB0
RGBrgb(73, 77, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.302, 0.6902
RGB percentages28.6%, 30.2%, 69%
HSLhsl(237.7, 41.4%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.7, 58.5%, 69%)
CMYK58.5%, 56.2%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,804,016
CSS custom property--colour: #494DB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#B6B24F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#016477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.4Royal blue · ΔE 15.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Midnight blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0AC49
Analogous#4980B0, #7949B0
Triadic#B0494D, #4DB049
Split complementary#B07949, #81B049
Tetradic#B04980, #B0AC49, #49B079

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D8EE
Lighter +30%#B3B4DF
Lighter +20%#8F91D0
Lighter +10%#6B6EC1
Darker −10%#3A3D8C
Darker −20%#2B2D68
Darker −30%#1C1E44
Darker −40%#0D0E20
More saturated +25%#2A30CF
Less saturated −25%#686A91

Channel breakdown

R73
G77
B176
Red73 (28.6%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue237.67°
Saturation (HSL)41.37%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 4D · B B0

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