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Recognised as Colour

#4A33DD

  • #4A33DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4A33DD is a blue with RGB values 74, 51, 221 and HSL 248°, 71%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4A33DD#4A33DD
HEX#4A33DD
RGBrgb(74, 51, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2, 0.8667
RGB percentages29%, 20%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(248.1, 71.4%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 76.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK66.5%, 76.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,862,941
CSS custom property--colour: #4A33DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#B5CC22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.6Medium blue · ΔE 17.4Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5Dark blue · ΔE 26.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DD33
Analogous#3371DD, #9F33DD
Triadic#DD4A33, #33DD4A
Split complementary#DD9F33, #71DD33
Tetradic#DD3371, #C6DD33, #33DD9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E2FA
Lighter +30%#BEB6F3
Lighter +20%#988AEC
Lighter +10%#715FE4
Darker −10%#3520BD
Darker −20%#291892
Darker −30%#1D1166
Darker −40%#100A3A
More saturated +25%#3415FB
Less saturated −25%#6051BF

Channel breakdown

R74
G51
B221
Red74 (29%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue248.12°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 33 · B DD

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