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Colour

#494DC3

  • #494DC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#494DC3 is a blue with RGB values 73, 77, 195 and HSL 238°, 50%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#494DC3#494DC3
HEX#494DC3
RGBrgb(73, 77, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.302, 0.7647
RGB percentages28.6%, 30.2%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(238, 50.4%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 62.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK62.6%, 60.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,804,035
CSS custom property--colour: #494DC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#B6B23C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8Royal blue · ΔE 12.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 15Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3BF49
Analogous#498AC3, #8249C3
Triadic#C3494D, #4DC349
Split complementary#C38249, #8AC349
Tetradic#C3498A, #C3BF49, #49C382

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E3F6
Lighter +30%#BCBEE9
Lighter +20%#9698DC
Lighter +10%#6F73D0
Darker −10%#3639A3
Darker −20%#292C7D
Darker −30%#1D1E56
Darker −40%#101130
More saturated +25%#2B31E1
Less saturated −25%#6769A5

Channel breakdown

R73
G77
B195
Red73 (28.6%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue238.03°
Saturation (HSL)50.41%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 4D · B C3

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