Colour

#4600CD

#4600CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4600CD is a violet with RGB values 70, 0, 205 and HSL 260°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4600CD#4600CD

HEX#4600CD

RGBrgb(70, 0, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0, 0.8039

RGB percentages27.5%, 0%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(260.5, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK65.9%, 100%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,587,725

CSS custom property--colour: #4600CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.8:1

Contrast with white9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#B9FF32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004AD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005277no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.4 Blue violet · ΔE 17.2 Dark violet · ΔE 20 Blue · ΔE 25.2 Dark blue · ΔE 28.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.41, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87CD00

Analogous#0020CD, #AD00CD

Triadic#CD4600, #00CD46

Split complementary#CDAD00, #20CD00

Tetradic#CD0020, #87CD00, #00CDAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BC9AFF

Lighter +30%#9B67FF

Lighter +20%#7934FF

Lighter +10%#5801FF

Darker −10%#35009A

Darker −20%#230067

Darker −30%#120034

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#4600CD

Less saturated −25%#4E1AB3

Channel breakdown

R70

B205

Red70 (27.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue260.49°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 00 · B CD

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