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Recognised as Colour

#4A3BD2

  • #4A3BD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4A3BD2 is a blue with RGB values 74, 59, 210 and HSL 246°, 63%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4A3BD2#4A3BD2
HEX#4A3BD2
RGBrgb(74, 59, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2314, 0.8235
RGB percentages29%, 23.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(246, 62.7%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 71.9%, 82.4%)
CMYK64.8%, 71.9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,864,978
CSS custom property--colour: #4A3BD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B5C42D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 20.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4Dark blue · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Navy · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 20.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3D23B
Analogous#3B78D2, #953BD2
Triadic#D24A3B, #3BD24A
Split complementary#D2963B, #78D23B
Tetradic#D23B78, #C3D23B, #3BD295

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E1F8
Lighter +30%#BDB7EF
Lighter +20%#978EE5
Lighter +10%#7064DC
Darker −10%#3629B1
Darker −20%#2A1F88
Darker −30%#1D165E
Darker −40%#100C35
More saturated +25%#321DF0
Less saturated −25%#6259B4

Channel breakdown

R74
G59
B210
Red74 (29%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue245.96°
Saturation (HSL)62.66%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 3B · B D2

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