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Recognised as Colour

#494EA2

  • #494EA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#494EA2 is a blue with RGB values 73, 78, 162 and HSL 237°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#494EA2#494EA2
HEX#494EA2
RGBrgb(73, 78, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3059, 0.6353
RGB percentages28.6%, 30.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(236.6, 37.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.6, 54.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK54.9%, 51.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,804,258
CSS custom property--colour: #494EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#B6B15D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#225AA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1553A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#1E6170no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.2Midnight blue · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A29D49
Analogous#497BA2, #7049A2
Triadic#A2494E, #4EA249
Split complementary#A27049, #7BA249
Tetradic#A2497B, #A29D49, #49A270

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CED0E9
Lighter +30%#ABADD9
Lighter +20%#888BC9
Lighter +10%#6569B9
Darker −10%#393D7F
Darker −20%#292C5C
Darker −30%#191B39
Darker −40%#0A0A15
More saturated +25%#2C34BF
Less saturated −25%#666885

Channel breakdown

R73
G78
B162
Red73 (28.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue236.63°
Saturation (HSL)37.87%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 4E · B A2

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