Colour

#440CC7

#440CC7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#440CC7 is a violet with RGB values 68, 12, 199 and HSL 258°, 89%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#440CC7

RGBrgb(68, 12, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.0471, 0.7804

RGB percentages26.7%, 4.7%, 78%

HSLhsl(258, 88.6%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258, 94%, 78%)

CMYK65.8%, 94%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,459,719

CSS custom property--colour: #440CC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.89:1

Contrast with white9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#BBF338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#003CC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005175no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.2 Blue violet · ΔE 16.4 Dark violet · ΔE 19.8 Dark blue · ΔE 24.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.6 Navy · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FC70C

Analogous#0C31C7, #A20CC7

Triadic#C7440C, #0CC744

Split complementary#C7A20C, #31C70C

Tetradic#C70C31, #8FC70C, #0CC7A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFA5FA

Lighter +30%#9C75F7

Lighter +20%#7945F4

Lighter +10%#5715F1

Darker −10%#340997

Darker −20%#230667

Darker −30%#130337

Darker −40%#020007

More saturated +25%#3F00D3

Less saturated −25%#4F26AD

Channel breakdown

R68

G12

B199

Red68 (26.7%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue257.97°

Saturation (HSL)88.63%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 0C · B C7

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