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Colour

#4960FF

  • #4960FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4960FF is a blue with RGB values 73, 96, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4960FF#4960FF
HEX#4960FF
RGBrgb(73, 96, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3765, 1
RGB percentages28.6%, 37.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.4, 100%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 71.4%, 100%)
CMYK71.4%, 62.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,808,959
CSS custom property--colour: #4960FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#B69F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#0089A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Blue violet · ΔE 28Dark orchid · ΔE 30.9Medium purple · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE849
Analogous#49BBFF, #8D49FF
Triadic#FF4960, #60FF49
Split complementary#FF8D49, #BBFF49
Tetradic#FF49BB, #FFE849, #49FF8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E6FF
Lighter +20%#AFB9FF
Lighter +10%#7C8DFF
Darker −10%#1633FF
Darker −20%#001DE2
Darker −30%#0016AF
Darker −40%#00107C
More saturated +25%#4960FF
Less saturated −25%#6071E8

Channel breakdown

R73
G96
B255
Red73 (28.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 60 · B FF

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