Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#4604CC

  • #4604CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4604CC is a violet with RGB values 70, 4, 204 and HSL 260°, 96%, 41%. 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

#4604CC#4604CC
HEX#4604CC
RGBrgb(70, 4, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.0157, 0.8
RGB percentages27.5%, 1.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(259.8, 96.2%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 98%, 80%)
CMYK65.7%, 98%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,588,748
CSS custom property--colour: #4604CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#B9FB33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8Blue violet · ΔE 16.7Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Blue · ΔE 26.3Dark blue · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ACC04
Analogous#0426CC, #AA04CC
Triadic#CC4604, #04CC46
Split complementary#CCAA04, #26CC04
Tetradic#CC0426, #8ACC04, #04CCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE9FFD
Lighter +30%#9C6DFC
Lighter +20%#7A3BFB
Lighter +10%#5809FA
Darker −10%#35039A
Darker −20%#240268
Darker −30%#130136
Darker −40%#010004
More saturated +25%#4500D0
Less saturated −25%#4F1EB2

Channel breakdown

R70
G4
B204
Red70 (27.5%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue259.8°
Saturation (HSL)96.15%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 04 · B CC

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “4604cc” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.