Colour

#4500EE

#4500EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#4500EE is a violet with RGB values 69, 0, 238 and HSL 257°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4500EE#4500EE

HEX#4500EE

RGBrgb(69, 0, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0, 0.9333

RGB percentages27.1%, 0%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(257.4, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK71%, 100%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,522,222

CSS custom property--colour: #4500EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#BAFF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0055F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00628Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 10.9 Medium blue · ΔE 13.3 Blue violet · ΔE 25.3 Dark violet · ΔE 27.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 40.3 Dark blue · ΔE 42.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9EE00

Analogous#0032EE, #BC00EE

Triadic#EE4500, #00EE45

Split complementary#EEBC00, #32EE00

Tetradic#EE0032, #A9EE00, #00EEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFBBFF

Lighter +30%#AB88FF

Lighter +20%#8655FF

Lighter +10%#6222FF

Darker −10%#3600BB

Darker −20%#270088

Darker −30%#190055

Darker −40%#0A0022

More saturated +25%#4500EE

Less saturated −25%#521ED0

Channel breakdown

R69

B238

Red69 (27.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue257.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 00 · B EE

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