Colour

#4F39E4

#4F39E4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#4F39E4 is a blue with RGB values 79, 57, 228 and HSL 248°, 76%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#4F39E4

RGBrgb(79, 57, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2235, 0.8941

RGB percentages31%, 22.4%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(247.7, 76%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 75%, 89.4%)

CMYK65.4%, 75%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,192,164

CSS custom property--colour: #4F39E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B0C61B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.5 Medium blue · ΔE 18.7 Dark violet · ΔE 22.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5 Dark blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CEE439

Analogous#3979E4, #A539E4

Triadic#E44F39, #39E44F

Split complementary#E4A439, #79E439

Tetradic#E43978, #CEE439, #39E4A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFEDFC

Lighter +30%#C7C0F6

Lighter +20%#9F93F0

Lighter +10%#7766EA

Darker −10%#331CCE

Darker −20%#2816A1

Darker −30%#1D1074

Darker −40%#120A47

More saturated +25%#3B1EFF

Less saturated −25%#6455C8

Channel breakdown

R79

G57

B228

Red79 (31%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue247.72°

Saturation (HSL)76%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 39 · B E4

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