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Colour

#4A3AAB

  • #4A3AAB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#4A3AAB is a blue with RGB values 74, 58, 171 and HSL 248°, 49%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#4A3AAB#4A3AAB
HEX#4A3AAB
RGBrgb(74, 58, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2275, 0.6706
RGB percentages29%, 22.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(248.5, 49.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.5, 66.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK56.7%, 66.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,864,683
CSS custom property--colour: #4A3AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B5C554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#19566Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.1Slate blue · ΔE 12.8Indigo · ΔE 18.7Midnight blue · ΔE 20.2Royal blue · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BAB3A
Analogous#3A63AB, #833AAB
Triadic#AB4A3A, #3AAB4A
Split complementary#AB833A, #62AB3A
Tetradic#AB3A62, #9BAB3A, #3AAB82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBC6EB
Lighter +30%#A89FDF
Lighter +20%#8679D2
Lighter +10%#6353C5
Darker −10%#3A2D85
Darker −20%#29205F
Darker −30%#191339
Darker −40%#080613
More saturated +25%#351DC8
Less saturated −25%#5F578E

Channel breakdown

R74
G58
B171
Red74 (29%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue248.5°
Saturation (HSL)49.34%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 3A · B AB

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