Colour

#4A4AFD

#4A4AFD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#4A4AFD is a blue with RGB values 74, 74, 253 and HSL 240°, 98%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#4A4AFD

RGBrgb(74, 74, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2902, 0.9922

RGB percentages29%, 29%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(240, 97.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 70.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK70.8%, 70.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,868,861

CSS custom property--colour: #4A4AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#B5B502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007D9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 19.7 Medium blue · ΔE 22.1 Dark violet · ΔE 27.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.7 Blue · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FDFD4A

Analogous#4AA4FD, #A44AFD

Triadic#FD4A4A, #4AFD4A

Split complementary#FDA44A, #A4FD4A

Tetradic#FD4AA4, #FDFD4A, #4AFDA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1E1FF

Lighter +20%#AFAFFE

Lighter +10%#7C7CFE

Darker −10%#1818FC

Darker −20%#0202DF

Darker −30%#0202AC

Darker −40%#01017A

More saturated +25%#4848FF

Less saturated −25%#6161E6

Channel breakdown

R74

G74

B253

Red74 (29%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)97.81%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 4A · B FD

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