Colour

#4A2BFF

#4A2BFF
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Dark
Nearest: Blue

#4A2BFF is a blue with RGB values 74, 43, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4A2BFF#4A2BFF

HEX#4A2BFF

RGBrgb(74, 43, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1686, 1

RGB percentages29%, 16.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(248.8, 100%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 83.1%, 100%)

CMYK71%, 83.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,860,927

CSS custom property--colour: #4A2BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#B5D400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00719Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 14.9 Medium blue · ΔE 15.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22.9 Dark violet · ΔE 27.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 38 Dark blue · ΔE 42.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0FF2B

Analogous#2B76FF, #B42BFF

Triadic#FF4A2B, #2BFF4A

Split complementary#FFB42B, #76FF2B

Tetradic#FF2B76, #E0FF2B, #2BFFB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F7FF

Lighter +30%#CDC4FF

Lighter +20%#A191FF

Lighter +10%#765EFF

Darker −10%#2400F7

Darker −20%#1D00C4

Darker −30%#150091

Darker −40%#0E005E

More saturated +25%#4A2BFF

Less saturated −25%#5D46E5

Channel breakdown

R74

G43

B255

Red74 (29%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue248.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 2B · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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