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Recognised as Colour

#4205B0

  • #4205B0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#4205B0 is a violet with RGB values 66, 5, 176 and HSL 261°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#4205B0#4205B0
HEX#4205B0
RGBrgb(66, 5, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.0196, 0.6902
RGB percentages25.9%, 2%, 69%
HSLhsl(261.4, 94.5%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 97.2%, 69%)
CMYK62.5%, 97.2%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,326,832
CSS custom property--colour: #4205B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.17:1
Contrast with white11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#BDFA4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0040B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004666no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.4Medium blue · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Navy · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.8Indigo · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73B005
Analogous#051DB0, #9805B0
Triadic#B04205, #05B042
Split complementary#B09805, #1DB005
Tetradic#B0051D, #73B005, #05B098

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B085FC
Lighter +30%#8F54FA
Lighter +20%#6F22F9
Lighter +10%#5506E2
Darker −10%#2F047E
Darker −20%#1D024D
Darker −30%#0A011B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4100B5
Less saturated −25%#481C99

Channel breakdown

R66
G5
B176
Red66 (25.9%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue261.4°
Saturation (HSL)94.48%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 05 · B B0

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