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Recognised as Colour

#4A3DFF

  • #4A3DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4A3DFF is a blue with RGB values 74, 61, 255 and HSL 244°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4A3DFF#4A3DFF
HEX#4A3DFF
RGBrgb(74, 61, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2392, 1
RGB percentages29%, 23.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(244, 100%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244, 76.1%, 100%)
CMYK71%, 76.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,865,535
CSS custom property--colour: #4A3DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#B5C200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00779Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 19.5Blue · ΔE 23.9Dark violet · ΔE 26.4Dark orchid · ΔE 33Medium slateblue · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2FF3D
Analogous#3D91FF, #AB3DFF
Triadic#FF4A3D, #3DFF4A
Split complementary#FFAB3D, #91FF3D
Tetradic#FF3D91, #F2FF3D, #3DFFAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9D6FF
Lighter +20%#A9A3FF
Lighter +10%#7A70FF
Darker −10%#1A0AFF
Darker −20%#0E00D6
Darker −30%#0B00A3
Darker −40%#080070
More saturated +25%#4A3DFF
Less saturated −25%#5F55E7

Channel breakdown

R74
G61
B255
Red74 (29%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue244.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 3D · B FF

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