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Colour

#4700BE

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

#4700BE is a violet with RGB values 71, 0, 190 and HSL 262°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4700BE#4700BE
HEX#4700BE
RGBrgb(71, 0, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0, 0.7451
RGB percentages27.8%, 0%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(262.4, 100%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 100%, 74.5%)
CMYK62.6%, 100%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,653,246
CSS custom property--colour: #4700BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#B8FF41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003ABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004B6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.4Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Dark violet · ΔE 19.1Dark blue · ΔE 21.9Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4Navy · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77BE00
Analogous#0018BE, #A600BE
Triadic#BE4700, #00BE47
Split complementary#BEA600, #18BE00
Tetradic#BE0018, #77BE00, #00BEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B68BFF
Lighter +30%#9658FF
Lighter +20%#7625FF
Lighter +10%#5A00F1
Darker −10%#34008B
Darker −20%#210058
Darker −30%#0E0025
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4700BE
Less saturated −25%#4D18A6

Channel breakdown

R71
G0
B190
Red71 (27.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue262.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 00 · B BE

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