Colour

#450CC7

#450CC7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#450CC7 is a violet with RGB values 69, 12, 199 and HSL 258°, 89%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#450CC7

RGBrgb(69, 12, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.0471, 0.7804

RGB percentages27.1%, 4.7%, 78%

HSLhsl(258.3, 88.6%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 94%, 78%)

CMYK65.3%, 94%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,525,255

CSS custom property--colour: #450CC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.86:1

Contrast with white9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#BAF338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#005175no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.4 Blue violet · ΔE 16.2 Dark violet · ΔE 19.6 Dark blue · ΔE 24.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.5 Navy · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EC70C

Analogous#0C31C7, #A20CC7

Triadic#C7450C, #0CC745

Split complementary#C7A20C, #31C70C

Tetradic#C70C31, #8EC70C, #0CC7A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFA5FA

Lighter +30%#9D75F7

Lighter +20%#7A45F4

Lighter +10%#5815F1

Darker −10%#340997

Darker −20%#240667

Darker −30%#130337

Darker −40%#020007

More saturated +25%#4000D3

Less saturated −25%#4F26AD

Channel breakdown

R69

G12

B199

Red69 (27.1%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue258.29°

Saturation (HSL)88.63%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 45 · G 0C · B C7

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