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Recognised as Colour

#4D53FD

  • #4D53FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4D53FD is a blue with RGB values 77, 83, 253 and HSL 238°, 98%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4D53FD#4D53FD
HEX#4D53FD
RGBrgb(77, 83, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3255, 0.9922
RGB percentages30.2%, 32.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(238, 97.8%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 69.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK69.6%, 67.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,067,773
CSS custom property--colour: #4D53FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#B2AC02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#0081A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7Medium blue · ΔE 27.1Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8Dark violet · ΔE 30Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 21.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF74D
Analogous#4DABFD, #9F4DFD
Triadic#FD4D53, #53FD4D
Split complementary#FD9F4D, #ABFD4D
Tetradic#FD4DAB, #FDF74D, #4DFD9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E5FF
Lighter +20%#B2B4FE
Lighter +10%#7F84FE
Darker −10%#1B22FC
Darker −20%#030AE1
Darker −30%#0208AF
Darker −40%#01067D
More saturated +25%#4B51FF
Less saturated −25%#6368E7

Channel breakdown

R77
G83
B253
Red77 (30.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue237.95°
Saturation (HSL)97.78%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 53 · B FD

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