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Recognised as Colour

#4B2BCA

  • #4B2BCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4B2BCA is a blue with RGB values 75, 43, 202 and HSL 252°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4B2BCA#4B2BCA
HEX#4B2BCA
RGBrgb(75, 43, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1686, 0.7922
RGB percentages29.4%, 16.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(252.1, 64.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.1, 78.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK62.9%, 78.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,926,410
CSS custom property--colour: #4B2BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B4D435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Medium blue · ΔE 20.4Dark blue · ΔE 20.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Navy · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AACA2B
Analogous#2B5ACA, #9B2BCA
Triadic#CA4B2B, #2BCA4B
Split complementary#CA9B2B, #5ACA2B
Tetradic#CA2B5A, #AACA2B, #2BCA9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5CDF4
Lighter +30%#B1A3EB
Lighter +20%#8E79E2
Lighter +10%#6B4FD9
Darker −10%#3B22A0
Darker −20%#2C1976
Darker −30%#1C104C
Darker −40%#0D0722
More saturated +25%#390CE9
Less saturated −25%#5D4AAB

Channel breakdown

R75
G43
B202
Red75 (29.4%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue252.08°
Saturation (HSL)64.9%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 2B · B CA

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