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Colour

#4A31FF

  • #4A31FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4A31FF is a blue with RGB values 74, 49, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4A31FF#4A31FF
HEX#4A31FF
RGBrgb(74, 49, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1922, 1
RGB percentages29%, 19.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(247.3, 100%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 80.8%, 100%)
CMYK71%, 80.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,862,463
CSS custom property--colour: #4A31FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B5CE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00739Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.1Blue · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Dark violet · ΔE 26.9Dark orchid · ΔE 36.3Dark blue · ΔE 40.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6FF31
Analogous#317FFF, #B131FF
Triadic#FF4A31, #31FF4A
Split complementary#FFB131, #7FFF31
Tetradic#FF317F, #E6FF31, #31FFB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFF
Lighter +30%#D0CAFF
Lighter +20%#A497FF
Lighter +10%#7764FF
Darker −10%#1F00FD
Darker −20%#1900CA
Darker −30%#120097
Darker −40%#0C0064
More saturated +25%#4A31FF
Less saturated −25%#5D4BE5

Channel breakdown

R74
G49
B255
Red74 (29%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue247.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 31 · B FF

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