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Recognised as Colour

#4A2FDD

  • #4A2FDD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4A2FDD is a blue with RGB values 74, 47, 221 and HSL 249°, 72%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4A2FDD#4A2FDD
HEX#4A2FDD
RGBrgb(74, 47, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1843, 0.8667
RGB percentages29%, 18.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(249.3, 71.9%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.3, 78.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK66.5%, 78.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,861,917
CSS custom property--colour: #4A2FDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#B5D022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15Medium blue · ΔE 15.4Dark violet · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25.2Dark blue · ΔE 26.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2DD2F
Analogous#2F6BDD, #A12FDD
Triadic#DD4A2F, #2FDD4A
Split complementary#DDA12F, #6BDD2F
Tetradic#DD2F6B, #C2DD2F, #2FDDA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DEFA
Lighter +30%#BCB3F2
Lighter +20%#9687EB
Lighter +10%#705BE4
Darker −10%#371EBB
Darker −20%#2A178F
Darker −30%#1D1063
Darker −40%#100937
More saturated +25%#3511FB
Less saturated −25%#5F4DBF

Channel breakdown

R74
G47
B221
Red74 (29%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue249.31°
Saturation (HSL)71.9%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 2F · B DD

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