Recognised as Colour

#4700A2

#4700A2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#4700A2 is a violet with RGB values 71, 0, 162 and HSL 266°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4700A2

RGBrgb(71, 0, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0, 0.6353

RGB percentages27.8%, 0%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(266.3, 100%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 100%, 63.5%)

CMYK56.2%, 100%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,653,218

CSS custom property--colour: #4700A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.73:1

Contrast with white11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#B8FF5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003BA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0034A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Tritanopia#203E5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12 Navy · ΔE 15.7 Indigo · ΔE 16.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4 Blue violet · ΔE 22.8 Dark violet · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BA200

Analogous#000AA2, #9800A2

Triadic#A24700, #00A247

Split complementary#A29800, #0AA200

Tetradic#A2000A, #5BA200, #00A298

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AE6FFF

Lighter +30%#913CFF

Lighter +20%#7509FF

Lighter +10%#5D00D5

Darker −10%#31006F

Darker −20%#1A003C

Darker −30%#040009

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4700A2

Less saturated −25%#49148E

Channel breakdown

R71

B162

Red71 (27.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue266.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 00 · B A2

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