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Recognised as Colour

#4C34DB

  • #4C34DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4C34DB is a blue with RGB values 76, 52, 219 and HSL 249°, 70%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4C34DB#4C34DB
HEX#4C34DB
RGBrgb(76, 52, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2039, 0.8588
RGB percentages29.8%, 20.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(248.6, 69.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 76.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK65.3%, 76.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,994,267
CSS custom property--colour: #4C34DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B3CB24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ED8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.7Medium blue · ΔE 18.7Dark violet · ΔE 22.5Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Dark blue · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3DB34
Analogous#346FDB, #A034DB
Triadic#DB4C34, #34DB4C
Split complementary#DBA034, #6FDB34
Tetradic#DB346F, #C3DB34, #34DBA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E1FA
Lighter +30%#BFB6F2
Lighter +20%#988BEA
Lighter +10%#725FE3
Darker −10%#3721BB
Darker −20%#2A1990
Darker −30%#1E1264
Darker −40%#110A39
More saturated +25%#3716F9
Less saturated −25%#6152BD

Channel breakdown

R76
G52
B219
Red76 (29.8%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue248.62°
Saturation (HSL)69.87%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 34 · B DB

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