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Recognised as Colour

#4402C4

  • #4402C4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4402C4 is a violet with RGB values 68, 2, 196 and HSL 260°, 98%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4402C4#4402C4
HEX#4402C4
RGBrgb(68, 2, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.0078, 0.7686
RGB percentages26.7%, 0.8%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(260.4, 98%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.4, 99%, 76.9%)
CMYK65.3%, 99%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,457,156
CSS custom property--colour: #4402C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#BBFD3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004F72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.9Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Dark violet · ΔE 19.7Dark blue · ΔE 24.1Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1Navy · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82C402
Analogous#0221C4, #A502C4
Triadic#C44402, #02C444
Split complementary#C4A502, #21C402
Tetradic#C40221, #82C402, #02C4A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B894FE
Lighter +30%#9762FD
Lighter +20%#752FFD
Lighter +10%#5603F6
Darker −10%#320192
Darker −20%#21015F
Darker −30%#0F002D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4300C6
Less saturated −25%#4C1BAB

Channel breakdown

R68
G2
B196
Red68 (26.7%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue260.41°
Saturation (HSL)97.98%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 02 · B C4

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