Recognised as Colour

#4A28DC

#4A28DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4A28DC is a blue with RGB values 74, 40, 220 and HSL 251°, 72%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A28DC

RGBrgb(74, 40, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1569, 0.8627

RGB percentages29%, 15.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(251.3, 72%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 81.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK66.4%, 81.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,860,124

CSS custom property--colour: #4A28DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.99:1

Contrast with white7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#B5D723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.6 Blue violet · ΔE 14.8 Dark violet · ΔE 20.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.3 Dark blue · ΔE 27.8 Blue · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BADC28

Analogous#2860DC, #A428DC

Triadic#DC4A28, #28DC4A

Split complementary#DCA428, #60DC28

Tetradic#DC2860, #BADC28, #28DCA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DED7F9

Lighter +30%#B9ACF1

Lighter +20%#9480EA

Lighter +10%#6F54E3

Darker −10%#3A1DB4

Darker −20%#2C1688

Darker −30%#1E0F5C

Darker −40%#0F0830

More saturated +25%#3709FB

Less saturated −25%#5D47BD

Channel breakdown

R74

G40

B220

Red74 (29%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue251.33°

Saturation (HSL)72%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 28 · B DC

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