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Colour

#4A16FF

  • #4A16FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#4A16FF is a blue with RGB values 74, 22, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4A16FF#4A16FF
HEX#4A16FF
RGBrgb(74, 22, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0863, 1
RGB percentages29%, 8.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(253.4, 100%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.4, 91.4%, 100%)
CMYK71%, 91.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,855,551
CSS custom property--colour: #4A16FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B5E900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.5Medium blue · ΔE 17.7Blue violet · ΔE 27.6Dark violet · ΔE 30.6Dark orchid · ΔE 43Dark blue · ΔE 47
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBFF16
Analogous#1656FF, #BF16FF
Triadic#FF4A16, #16FF4A
Split complementary#FFBF16, #56FF16
Tetradic#FF1656, #CBFF16, #16FFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E2FF
Lighter +30%#C1AFFF
Lighter +20%#997CFF
Lighter +10%#7249FF
Darker −10%#3200E2
Darker −20%#2700AF
Darker −30%#1C007C
Darker −40%#100049
More saturated +25%#4A16FF
Less saturated −25%#5A33E2

Channel breakdown

R74
G22
B255
Red74 (29%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue253.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 16 · B FF

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