Recognised as Colour

#4302CE

#4302CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4302CE is a violet with RGB values 67, 2, 206 and HSL 259°, 98%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4302CE

RGBrgb(67, 2, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.0078, 0.8078

RGB percentages26.3%, 0.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(259.1, 98.1%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 99%, 80.8%)

CMYK67.5%, 99%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,391,630

CSS custom property--colour: #4302CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.82:1

Contrast with white9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#BCFD31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004AD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#003CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005378no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.8 Blue violet · ΔE 17.6 Dark violet · ΔE 20.6 Blue · ΔE 24.7 Dark blue · ΔE 28.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DCE02

Analogous#0227CE, #A902CE

Triadic#CE4302, #02CE43

Split complementary#CEA902, #27CE02

Tetradic#CE0227, #8DCE02, #02CEA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BD9EFE

Lighter +30%#9A6BFE

Lighter +20%#7739FD

Lighter +10%#5506FD

Darker −10%#33029B

Darker −20%#220169

Darker −30%#120136

Darker −40%#010004

More saturated +25%#4200D0

Less saturated −25%#4C1CB4

Channel breakdown

R67

B206

Red67 (26.3%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue259.12°

Saturation (HSL)98.08%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G 02 · B CE

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