Colour

#4A4AFF

#4A4AFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#4A4AFF is a blue with RGB values 74, 74, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 65%. 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

#4A4AFF#4A4AFF

HEX#4A4AFF

RGBrgb(74, 74, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2902, 1

RGB percentages29%, 29%, 100%

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 71%, 100%)

CMYK71%, 71%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,868,863

CSS custom property--colour: #4A4AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#B5B500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007DA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 19.9 Medium blue · ΔE 21.9 Dark violet · ΔE 27.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.3 Blue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFFF4A

Analogous#4AA5FF, #A54AFF

Triadic#FF4A4A, #4AFF4A

Split complementary#FFA54A, #A5FF4A

Tetradic#FF4AA5, #FFFF4A, #4AFFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3E3FF

Lighter +20%#B0B0FF

Lighter +10%#7D7DFF

Darker −10%#1717FF

Darker −20%#0000E3

Darker −30%#0000B0

Darker −40%#00007D

More saturated +25%#4A4AFF

Less saturated −25%#6161E8

Channel breakdown

R74

G74

B255

Red74 (29%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 4A · B FF

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Colour values

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