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Recognised as Colour

#4950FF

  • #4950FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4950FF is a blue with RGB values 73, 80, 255 and HSL 238°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4950FF#4950FF
HEX#4950FF
RGBrgb(73, 80, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3137, 1
RGB percentages28.6%, 31.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(237.7, 100%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.7, 71.4%, 100%)
CMYK71.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,804,863
CSS custom property--colour: #4950FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#B6AF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0080A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 21.3Medium blue · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7Dark violet · ΔE 29.5Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8Slate blue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 21.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF849
Analogous#49ABFF, #9D49FF
Triadic#FF4950, #50FF49
Split complementary#FF9D49, #ABFF49
Tetradic#FF49AB, #FFF849, #49FF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E3FF
Lighter +20%#AFB2FF
Lighter +10%#7C81FF
Darker −10%#161FFF
Darker −20%#0009E2
Darker −30%#0007AF
Darker −40%#00057C
More saturated +25%#4950FF
Less saturated −25%#6065E8

Channel breakdown

R73
G80
B255
Red73 (28.6%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue237.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 50 · B FF

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