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Recognised as Colour

#4618B6

  • #4618B6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#4618B6 is a violet with RGB values 70, 24, 182 and HSL 257°, 77%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#4618B6#4618B6
HEX#4618B6
RGBrgb(70, 24, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.0941, 0.7137
RGB percentages27.5%, 9.4%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(257.5, 76.7%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 86.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK61.5%, 86.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,593,846
CSS custom property--colour: #4618B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#B9E749

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004C6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 19Navy · ΔE 19.8Medium blue · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9Indigo · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88B618
Analogous#1839B6, #9518B6
Triadic#B64618, #18B646
Split complementary#B69518, #39B618
Tetradic#B61839, #88B618, #18B695

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDA7F3
Lighter +30%#9B7AED
Lighter +20%#7A4DE7
Lighter +10%#581FE2
Darker −10%#351289
Darker −20%#230C5C
Darker −30%#12062F
Darker −40%#010002
More saturated +25%#3C00CE
Less saturated −25%#51329C

Channel breakdown

R70
G24
B182
Red70 (27.5%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue257.47°
Saturation (HSL)76.7%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 18 · B B6

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