Colour

#4600B6

#4600B6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4600B6 is a violet with RGB values 70, 0, 182 and HSL 263°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4600B6

RGBrgb(70, 0, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0, 0.7137

RGB percentages27.5%, 0%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(263.1, 100%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 100%, 71.4%)

CMYK61.5%, 100%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,587,702

CSS custom property--colour: #4600B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.85:1

Contrast with white10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#B9FF49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0041BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0038B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#004869no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.6 Blue violet · ΔE 17.7 Dark blue · ΔE 18.6 Dark violet · ΔE 19.9 Navy · ΔE 23.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70B600

Analogous#0015B6, #A100B6

Triadic#B64600, #00B646

Split complementary#B6A100, #15B600

Tetradic#B60015, #70B600, #00B6A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B383FF

Lighter +30%#9350FF

Lighter +20%#741DFF

Lighter +10%#5A00E9

Darker −10%#320083

Darker −20%#1F0050

Darker −30%#0B001D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4600B6

Less saturated −25%#4B179F

Channel breakdown

R70

B182

Red70 (27.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue263.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 00 · B B6

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