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Colour

#4B2CFF

  • #4B2CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4B2CFF is a blue with RGB values 75, 44, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4B2CFF#4B2CFF
HEX#4B2CFF
RGBrgb(75, 44, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1725, 1
RGB percentages29.4%, 17.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(248.8, 100%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 82.7%, 100%)
CMYK70.6%, 82.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,926,719
CSS custom property--colour: #4B2CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#B4D300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00719Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.2Blue · ΔE 15.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 37.6Dark blue · ΔE 42.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0FF2C
Analogous#2C77FF, #B42CFF
Triadic#FF4B2C, #2CFF4B
Split complementary#FFB42C, #77FF2C
Tetradic#FF2C77, #E0FF2C, #2CFFB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F8FF
Lighter +30%#CEC5FF
Lighter +20%#A292FF
Lighter +10%#775FFF
Darker −10%#2400F8
Darker −20%#1D00C5
Darker −30%#150092
Darker −40%#0E005F
More saturated +25%#4B2CFF
Less saturated −25%#5E46E5

Channel breakdown

R75
G44
B255
Red75 (29.4%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue248.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 2C · B FF

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