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Recognised as Colour

#4C28D2

  • #4C28D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4C28D2 is a blue with RGB values 76, 40, 210 and HSL 253°, 68%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4C28D2#4C28D2
HEX#4C28D2
RGBrgb(76, 40, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1569, 0.8235
RGB percentages29.8%, 15.7%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(252.7, 68%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 81%, 82.4%)
CMYK63.8%, 81%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,991,186
CSS custom property--colour: #4C28D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#B3D72D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005D7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.6Medium blue · ΔE 15.9Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3Dark blue · ΔE 23.8Navy · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AED228
Analogous#2859D2, #A128D2
Triadic#D24C28, #28D24C
Split complementary#D2A128, #59D228
Tetradic#D22859, #AED228, #28D2A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D0F6
Lighter +30%#B5A5EE
Lighter +20%#917AE6
Lighter +10%#6E4FDE
Darker −10%#3C20A7
Darker −20%#2D187C
Darker −30%#1D1051
Darker −40%#0E0727
More saturated +25%#3A09F1
Less saturated −25%#5E47B3

Channel breakdown

R76
G40
B210
Red76 (29.8%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue252.71°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 28 · B D2

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