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Recognised as Colour

#4609B9

  • #4609B9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4609B9 is a violet with RGB values 70, 9, 185 and HSL 261°, 91%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4609B9#4609B9
HEX#4609B9
RGBrgb(70, 9, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.0353, 0.7255
RGB percentages27.5%, 3.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(260.8, 90.7%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 95.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK62.2%, 95.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,590,009
CSS custom property--colour: #4609B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.5:1
Contrast with white10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#B9F646

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#004A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 17.3Dark blue · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 20.1Navy · ΔE 23.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CB909
Analogous#0924B9, #9E09B9
Triadic#B94609, #09B946
Split complementary#B99E09, #24B909
Tetradic#B90924, #7CB909, #09B99E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B794FA
Lighter +30%#9764F7
Lighter +20%#7633F5
Lighter +10%#580BEA
Darker −10%#340788
Darker −20%#210458
Darker −30%#0F0227
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4300C2
Less saturated −25%#4D21A1

Channel breakdown

R70
G9
B185
Red70 (27.5%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue260.8°
Saturation (HSL)90.72%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 09 · B B9

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