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Recognised as Colour

#4A3CD4

  • #4A3CD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4A3CD4 is a blue with RGB values 74, 60, 212 and HSL 246°, 64%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4A3CD4#4A3CD4
HEX#4A3CD4
RGBrgb(74, 60, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2353, 0.8314
RGB percentages29%, 23.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(245.5, 63.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 71.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK65.1%, 71.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,865,236
CSS custom property--colour: #4A3CD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B5C32B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006684no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6Dark blue · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Medium blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 20.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6D43C
Analogous#3C7AD4, #963CD4
Triadic#D44A3C, #3CD44A
Split complementary#D4963C, #7AD43C
Tetradic#D43C7A, #C6D43C, #3CD496

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E3F9
Lighter +30%#BEB9F0
Lighter +20%#9890E6
Lighter +10%#7166DD
Darker −10%#3528B5
Darker −20%#291F8B
Darker −30%#1C1562
Darker −40%#100C38
More saturated +25%#321EF2
Less saturated −25%#625AB6

Channel breakdown

R74
G60
B212
Red74 (29%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue245.53°
Saturation (HSL)63.87%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 3C · B D4

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