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Recognised as Colour

#4207AE

  • #4207AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#4207AE is a violet with RGB values 66, 7, 174 and HSL 261°, 92%, 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

#4207AE#4207AE
HEX#4207AE
RGBrgb(66, 7, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.0275, 0.6824
RGB percentages25.9%, 2.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(261.2, 92.3%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 96%, 68.2%)
CMYK62.1%, 96%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,327,342
CSS custom property--colour: #4207AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#BDF851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003FB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#004565no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.4Navy · ΔE 19Medium blue · ΔE 19.7Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Indigo · ΔE 21.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73AE07
Analogous#071FAE, #9607AE
Triadic#AE4207, #07AE42
Split complementary#AE9607, #1FAE07
Tetradic#AE071F, #73AE07, #07AE96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B087FA
Lighter +30%#8F56F8
Lighter +20%#6F25F6
Lighter +10%#5509DF
Darker −10%#2F057D
Darker −20%#1D034C
Darker −30%#0A011B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4000B5
Less saturated −25%#491E97

Channel breakdown

R66
G7
B174
Red66 (25.9%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue261.2°
Saturation (HSL)92.27%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 07 · B AE

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