Colour

#45039B

#45039B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#45039B is a violet with RGB values 69, 3, 155 and HSL 266°, 96%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#45039B#45039B

HEX#45039B

RGBrgb(69, 3, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.0118, 0.6078

RGB percentages27.1%, 1.2%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(266.1, 96.2%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 98.1%, 60.8%)

CMYK55.5%, 98.1%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,522,907

CSS custom property--colour: #45039B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.07:1

Contrast with white12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#BAFC64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00389Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003399no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#223C59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 10.3 Navy · ΔE 13 Indigo · ΔE 13 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8 Blue violet · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#599B03

Analogous#030D9B, #91039B

Triadic#9B4503, #039B45

Split complementary#9B9103, #0D9B03

Tetradic#9B030D, #599B03, #039B91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AC6EFC

Lighter +30%#8F3CFB

Lighter +20%#720AFA

Lighter +10%#5B04CD

Darker −10%#2F0269

Darker −20%#180137

Darker −30%#020005

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#45009E

Less saturated −25%#481787

Channel breakdown

R69

B155

Red69 (27.1%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue266.05°

Saturation (HSL)96.2%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 03 · B 9B

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