Recognised as Colour
#4217AE
- #4217AE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#4217AE is a violet with RGB values 66, 23, 174 and HSL 257°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#4217AE#4217AE
HEX#4217AE
RGBrgb(66, 23, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.0902, 0.6824
RGB percentages25.9%, 9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(257.1, 76.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 86.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK62.1%, 86.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,331,438
CSS custom property--colour: #4217AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#BDE851
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#83AE17
Analogous#1738AE, #8E17AE
Triadic#AE4217, #17AE42
Split complementary#AE8D17, #38AE17
Tetradic#AE1738, #83AE17, #17AE8D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G23
B174
Red66 (25.9%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue257.09°
Saturation (HSL)76.65%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 42 · G 17 · B AE
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