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Recognised as Colour

#4300BB

  • #4300BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4300BB is a violet with RGB values 67, 0, 187 and HSL 261°, 100%, 37%. 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

#4300BB#4300BB
HEX#4300BB
RGBrgb(67, 0, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0, 0.7333
RGB percentages26.3%, 0%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(261.5, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK64.2%, 100%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,391,099
CSS custom property--colour: #4300BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#BCFF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13Blue violet · ΔE 17.5Dark violet · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6Navy · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78BB00
Analogous#001ABB, #A100BB
Triadic#BB4300, #00BB43
Split complementary#BBA100, #1ABB00
Tetradic#BB001A, #78BB00, #00BBA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B388FF
Lighter +30%#9255FF
Lighter +20%#7122FF
Lighter +10%#5500EE
Darker −10%#310088
Darker −20%#1E0055
Darker −30%#0C0022
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4300BB
Less saturated −25%#4A17A4

Channel breakdown

R67
G0
B187
Red67 (26.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue261.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 00 · B BB

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