Colour

#4B2BD5

#4B2BD5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#4B2BD5 is a blue with RGB values 75, 43, 213 and HSL 251°, 67%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#4B2BD5

RGBrgb(75, 43, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1686, 0.8353

RGB percentages29.4%, 16.9%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(251.3, 66.9%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 79.8%, 83.5%)

CMYK64.8%, 79.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,926,421

CSS custom property--colour: #4B2BD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.06:1

Contrast with white8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#B4D42A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#005F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.9 Medium blue · ΔE 16.1 Dark violet · ΔE 21 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7 Dark blue · ΔE 24.4 Navy · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5D52B

Analogous#2B60D5, #A02BD5

Triadic#D54B2B, #2BD54B

Split complementary#D5A02B, #60D52B

Tetradic#D52B60, #B5D52B, #2BD5A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCD5F7

Lighter +30%#B7ABEE

Lighter +20%#9380E6

Lighter +10%#6F56DD

Darker −10%#3C22AB

Darker −20%#2D1981

Darker −30%#1E1156

Darker −40%#0F092B

More saturated +25%#370BF5

Less saturated −25%#5F4BB5

Channel breakdown

R75

G43

B213

Red75 (29.4%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue251.29°

Saturation (HSL)66.93%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 2B · B D5

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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