Recognised as Colour
#4703A2
- #4703A2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#4703A2 is a violet with RGB values 71, 3, 162 and HSL 266°, 96%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#4703A2#4703A2
HEX#4703A2
RGBrgb(71, 3, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.0118, 0.6353
RGB percentages27.8%, 1.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(265.7, 96.4%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 98.1%, 63.5%)
CMYK56.2%, 98.1%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,653,986
CSS custom property--colour: #4703A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04013WCAG 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 11.65:1
Contrast with white11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#B8FC5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5EA203
Analogous#030FA2, #9603A2
Triadic#A24703, #03A247
Split complementary#A29703, #0FA203
Tetradic#A2030F, #5EA203, #03A296
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G3
B162
Red71 (27.8%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue265.66°
Saturation (HSL)96.36%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 03 · B A2
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