Recognised as Colour

#47009D

#47009D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#47009D is a violet with RGB values 71, 0, 157 and HSL 267°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#47009D

RGBrgb(71, 0, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0, 0.6157

RGB percentages27.8%, 0%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(267.1, 100%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.1, 100%, 61.6%)

CMYK54.8%, 100%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,653,213

CSS custom property--colour: #47009D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.97:1

Contrast with white11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#B8FF62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0039A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#00339Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#253C5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.1 Navy · ΔE 14.2 Indigo · ΔE 14.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7 Blue violet · ΔE 24.5 Dark violet · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#569D00

Analogous#00089D, #95009D

Triadic#9D4700, #009D47

Split complementary#9D9500, #089D00

Tetradic#9D0008, #569D00, #009D95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AD6AFF

Lighter +30%#9137FF

Lighter +20%#7604FF

Lighter +10%#5E00D0

Darker −10%#30006A

Darker −20%#190037

Darker −30%#020004

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#47009D

Less saturated −25%#491489

Channel breakdown

R71

B157

Red71 (27.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue267.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 00 · B 9D

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