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Colour

#4700BA

  • #4700BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4700BA is a violet with RGB values 71, 0, 186 and HSL 263°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4700BA#4700BA
HEX#4700BA
RGBrgb(71, 0, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0, 0.7294
RGB percentages27.8%, 0%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(262.9, 100%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 100%, 72.9%)
CMYK61.8%, 100%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,653,242
CSS custom property--colour: #4700BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#B8FF45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0039B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#00496Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.1Blue violet · ΔE 17Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Dark blue · ΔE 20.2Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6Navy · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73BA00
Analogous#0016BA, #A400BA
Triadic#BA4700, #00BA47
Split complementary#BAA400, #16BA00
Tetradic#BA0016, #73BA00, #00BAA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B587FF
Lighter +30%#9554FF
Lighter +20%#7621FF
Lighter +10%#5A00ED
Darker −10%#340087
Darker −20%#200054
Darker −30%#0D0021
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4700BA
Less saturated −25%#4D17A3

Channel breakdown

R71
G0
B186
Red71 (27.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue262.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 00 · B BA

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