Recognised as Colour

#4500C3

#4500C3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4500C3 is a violet with RGB values 69, 0, 195 and HSL 261°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4500C3

RGBrgb(69, 0, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0, 0.7647

RGB percentages27.1%, 0%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(261.2, 100%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 100%, 76.5%)

CMYK64.6%, 100%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,522,179

CSS custom property--colour: #4500C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05205WCAG 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 10.29:1

Contrast with white10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#BAFF3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0046C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#003AC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#004E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.2 Blue violet · ΔE 16.8 Dark violet · ΔE 19.5 Dark blue · ΔE 24 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9 Navy · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7EC300

Analogous#001CC3, #A700C3

Triadic#C34500, #00C345

Split complementary#C3A600, #1DC300

Tetradic#C3001C, #7EC300, #00C3A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B790FF

Lighter +30%#965DFF

Lighter +20%#752AFF

Lighter +10%#5700F6

Darker −10%#330090

Darker −20%#21005D

Darker −30%#0F002A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4500C3

Less saturated −25%#4C18AB

Channel breakdown

R69

B195

Red69 (27.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue261.23°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 00 · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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