Colour

#4500BB

#4500BB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4500BB is a violet with RGB values 69, 0, 187 and HSL 262°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4500BB#4500BB

HEX#4500BB

RGBrgb(69, 0, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0, 0.7333

RGB percentages27.1%, 0%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(262.1, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK63.1%, 100%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,522,171

CSS custom property--colour: #4500BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.66:1

Contrast with white10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#BAFF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0043BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0039B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#004A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.3 Blue violet · ΔE 17.2 Dark violet · ΔE 19.7 Dark blue · ΔE 20.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.2 Navy · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#76BB00

Analogous#0019BB, #A300BB

Triadic#BB4500, #00BB45

Split complementary#BBA200, #19BB00

Tetradic#BB0018, #76BB00, #00BBA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B488FF

Lighter +30%#9455FF

Lighter +20%#7422FF

Lighter +10%#5800EE

Darker −10%#320088

Darker −20%#1F0055

Darker −30%#0D0022

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4500BB

Less saturated −25%#4B17A4

Channel breakdown

R69

B187

Red69 (27.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue262.14°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 00 · B BB

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