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Recognised as Colour

#4A38FF

  • #4A38FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4A38FF is a blue with RGB values 74, 56, 255 and HSL 245°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4A38FF#4A38FF
HEX#4A38FF
RGBrgb(74, 56, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2196, 1
RGB percentages29%, 22%, 100%
HSLhsl(245.4, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.4, 78%, 100%)
CMYK71%, 78%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,864,255
CSS custom property--colour: #4A38FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B5C700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00759Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.8Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Blue · ΔE 21.2Dark violet · ΔE 26.4Dark orchid · ΔE 34.3Dark blue · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDFF38
Analogous#3889FF, #AE38FF
Triadic#FF4A38, #38FF4A
Split complementary#FFAE38, #89FF38
Tetradic#FF3889, #EDFF38, #38FFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5D1FF
Lighter +20%#A79EFF
Lighter +10%#786BFF
Darker −10%#1C05FF
Darker −20%#1300D1
Darker −30%#0E009E
Darker −40%#0A006B
More saturated +25%#4A38FF
Less saturated −25%#5E51E6

Channel breakdown

R74
G56
B255
Red74 (29%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue245.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 38 · B FF

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