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Colour

#4961ED

  • #4961ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4961ED is a blue with RGB values 73, 97, 237 and HSL 231°, 82%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4961ED#4961ED
HEX#4961ED
RGBrgb(73, 97, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3804, 0.9294
RGB percentages28.6%, 38%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(231.2, 82%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 69.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK69.2%, 59.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,809,197
CSS custom property--colour: #4961ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#B69E12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00849Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.4Royal blue · ΔE 13Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDD549
Analogous#49B3ED, #8349ED
Triadic#ED4961, #61ED49
Split complementary#ED8349, #B3ED49
Tetradic#ED49B3, #EDD549, #49ED83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4DAFB
Lighter +20%#A6B2F6
Lighter +10%#7789F2
Darker −10%#1B39E8
Darker −20%#132CBD
Darker −30%#0E218F
Darker −40%#0A1660
More saturated +25%#3754FF
Less saturated −25%#6273D4

Channel breakdown

R73
G97
B237
Red73 (28.6%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue231.22°
Saturation (HSL)82%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 61 · B ED

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