Colour

#4504B9

#4504B9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4504B9 is a violet with RGB values 69, 4, 185 and HSL 262°, 96%, 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

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HEX#4504B9

RGBrgb(69, 4, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.0157, 0.7255

RGB percentages27.1%, 1.6%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(261.5, 95.8%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 97.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK62.7%, 97.8%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,523,193

CSS custom property--colour: #4504B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.65:1

Contrast with white10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#BAFB46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0043BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0039B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#004A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.8 Blue violet · ΔE 17.4 Dark blue · ΔE 19.2 Dark violet · ΔE 20 Navy · ΔE 24.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78B904

Analogous#041DB9, #A004B9

Triadic#B94504, #04B945

Split complementary#B9A004, #1DB904

Tetradic#B9041D, #78B904, #04B9A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B58CFD

Lighter +30%#945BFB

Lighter +20%#7429FA

Lighter +10%#5805EB

Darker −10%#320387

Darker −20%#200255

Darker −30%#0D0123

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4400BD

Less saturated −25%#4C1CA1

Channel breakdown

R69

B185

Red69 (27.1%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue261.55°

Saturation (HSL)95.77%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 04 · B B9

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Colour values

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