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Recognised as Colour

#4F37DE

  • #4F37DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4F37DE is a blue with RGB values 79, 55, 222 and HSL 249°, 72%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4F37DE#4F37DE
HEX#4F37DE
RGBrgb(79, 55, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2157, 0.8706
RGB percentages31%, 21.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(248.6, 71.7%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 75.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK64.4%, 75.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,191,646
CSS custom property--colour: #4F37DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B0C821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006889no 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 text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.5Medium blue · ΔE 19.5Dark violet · ΔE 22.6Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3Dark blue · ΔE 26.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DE37
Analogous#3772DE, #A337DE
Triadic#DE4F37, #37DE4F
Split complementary#DEA337, #72DE37
Tetradic#DE3772, #C6DE37, #37DEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E6FB
Lighter +30%#C3BAF4
Lighter +20%#9C8FEC
Lighter +10%#7663E5
Darker −10%#3720C2
Darker −20%#2B1996
Darker −30%#1E126A
Darker −40%#120A3F
More saturated +25%#3A1AFB
Less saturated −25%#6454C1

Channel breakdown

R79
G55
B222
Red79 (31%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue248.62°
Saturation (HSL)71.67%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 37 · B DE

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