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Recognised as Colour

#4400C2

  • #4400C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4400C2 is a violet with RGB values 68, 0, 194 and HSL 261°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4400C2#4400C2
HEX#4400C2
RGBrgb(68, 0, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0, 0.7608
RGB percentages26.7%, 0%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(261, 100%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 100%, 76.1%)
CMYK64.9%, 100%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,456,642
CSS custom property--colour: #4400C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.37:1
Contrast with white10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#BBFF3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003ABFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#004D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.4Blue violet · ΔE 17Dark violet · ΔE 19.6Dark blue · ΔE 23.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9Navy · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EC200
Analogous#001DC2, #A500C2
Triadic#C24400, #00C244
Split complementary#C2A500, #1DC200
Tetradic#C2001D, #7EC200, #00C2A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B68FFF
Lighter +30%#955CFF
Lighter +20%#7429FF
Lighter +10%#5600F5
Darker −10%#32008F
Darker −20%#20005C
Darker −30%#0E0029
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4400C2
Less saturated −25%#4B18AA

Channel breakdown

R68
G0
B194
Red68 (26.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue261.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 00 · B C2

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