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Recognised as Colour

#4A26BF

  • #4A26BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#4A26BF is a blue with RGB values 74, 38, 191 and HSL 254°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#4A26BF#4A26BF
HEX#4A26BF
RGBrgb(74, 38, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.149, 0.749
RGB percentages29%, 14.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(254.1, 66.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 80.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK61.3%, 80.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,859,583
CSS custom property--colour: #4A26BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#B5D940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Navy · ΔE 21.2Medium blue · ΔE 22.7Indigo · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BBF26
Analogous#264FBF, #9726BF
Triadic#BF4A26, #26BF4A
Split complementary#BF9726, #4FBF26
Tetradic#BF264F, #9BBF26, #26BF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBBFF2
Lighter +30%#A894EA
Lighter +20%#866AE1
Lighter +10%#633FD9
Darker −10%#3A1E94
Darker −20%#29156A
Darker −30%#190D3F
Darker −40%#080415
More saturated +25%#3B09DC
Less saturated −25%#5943A2

Channel breakdown

R74
G38
B191
Red74 (29%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue254.12°
Saturation (HSL)66.81%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 26 · B BF

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