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Recognised as Colour

#4002BE

  • #4002BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4002BE is a violet with RGB values 64, 2, 190 and HSL 260°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4002BE#4002BE
HEX#4002BE
RGBrgb(64, 2, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.0078, 0.7451
RGB percentages25.1%, 0.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(259.8, 97.9%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 98.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK66.3%, 98.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,195,006
CSS custom property--colour: #4002BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#BFFD41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004C6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.5Blue violet · ΔE 17.7Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Dark blue · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26.5Navy · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80BE02
Analogous#0222BE, #9E02BE
Triadic#BE4002, #02BE40
Split complementary#BE9E02, #22BE02
Tetradic#BE0222, #80BE02, #02BE9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B38EFE
Lighter +30%#915CFD
Lighter +20%#6F29FD
Lighter +10%#5103F0
Darker −10%#2F018C
Darker −20%#1E0159
Darker −30%#0D0027
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F00C0
Less saturated −25%#481AA6

Channel breakdown

R64
G2
B190
Red64 (25.1%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue259.79°
Saturation (HSL)97.92%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 02 · B BE

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