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Recognised as Colour

#4A35F2

  • #4A35F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4A35F2 is a blue with RGB values 74, 53, 242 and HSL 247°, 88%, 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 Medium blue.

Colour values

#4A35F2#4A35F2
HEX#4A35F2
RGBrgb(74, 53, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2078, 0.949
RGB percentages29%, 20.8%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(246.7, 87.9%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 78.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK69.4%, 78.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,863,474
CSS custom property--colour: #4A35F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B5CA0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.4Blue violet · ΔE 17.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.9Blue · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 30.4Dark blue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDF235
Analogous#357FF2, #A835F2
Triadic#F24A35, #35F24A
Split complementary#F2A835, #7FF235
Tetradic#F2357F, #DDF235, #35F2A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F5FE
Lighter +30%#CBC5FB
Lighter +20%#A095F8
Lighter +10%#7565F5
Darker −10%#270FE5
Darker −20%#1F0CB5
Darker −30%#160985
Darker −40%#0E0655
More saturated +25%#4028FF
Less saturated −25%#5F50D7

Channel breakdown

R74
G53
B242
Red74 (29%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue246.67°
Saturation (HSL)87.91%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 35 · B F2

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