Recognised as Colour
#4703A4
- #4703A4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#4703A4 is a violet with RGB values 71, 3, 164 and HSL 265°, 96%, 33%. 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
#4703A4#4703A4
HEX#4703A4
RGBrgb(71, 3, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.0118, 0.6431
RGB percentages27.8%, 1.2%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(265.3, 96.4%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.3, 98.2%, 64.3%)
CMYK56.7%, 98.2%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,653,988
CSS custom property--colour: #4703A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#B8FC5B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#60A403
Analogous#030FA4, #9803A4
Triadic#A44703, #03A447
Split complementary#A49803, #0FA403
Tetradic#A4030F, #60A403, #03A498
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G3
B164
Red71 (27.8%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue265.34°
Saturation (HSL)96.41%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 03 · B A4
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