Recognised as Colour

#4300EA

#4300EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4300EA is a violet with RGB values 67, 0, 234 and HSL 257°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4300EA#4300EA

HEX#4300EA

RGBrgb(67, 0, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0, 0.9176

RGB percentages26.3%, 0%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(257.2, 100%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.2, 100%, 91.8%)

CMYK71.4%, 100%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,391,146

CSS custom property--colour: #4300EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#BCFF15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006089no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.8 Blue · ΔE 12.3 Blue violet · ΔE 24.3 Dark violet · ΔE 27 Dark orchid · ΔE 39.2 Dark blue · ΔE 40.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A7EA00

Analogous#0032EA, #B800EA

Triadic#EA4300, #00EA43

Split complementary#EAB800, #32EA00

Tetradic#EA0032, #A7EA00, #00EAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CCB7FF

Lighter +30%#A784FF

Lighter +20%#8351FF

Lighter +10%#5E1EFF

Darker −10%#3400B7

Darker −20%#260084

Darker −30%#170051

Darker −40%#09001E

More saturated +25%#4300EA

Less saturated −25%#4F1DCD

Channel breakdown

R67

B234

Red67 (26.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue257.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G 00 · B EA

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