Recognised as Colour

#4703BD

#4703BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4703BD is a violet with RGB values 71, 3, 189 and HSL 262°, 97%, 38%. 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

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HEX#4703BD

RGBrgb(71, 3, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.0118, 0.7412

RGB percentages27.8%, 1.2%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(261.9, 96.9%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 98.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK62.4%, 98.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,654,013

CSS custom property--colour: #4703BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.42:1

Contrast with white10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#B8FC42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0044C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#003ABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#004B6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.3 Blue violet · ΔE 16.7 Dark violet · ΔE 19.3 Dark blue · ΔE 21.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8 Navy · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79BD03

Analogous#031CBD, #A403BD

Triadic#BD4703, #03BD47

Split complementary#BDA403, #1CBD03

Tetradic#BD031C, #79BD03, #03BDA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B78FFD

Lighter +30%#975DFC

Lighter +20%#772AFC

Lighter +10%#5A04EF

Darker −10%#34028B

Darker −20%#210159

Darker −30%#0E0126

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4600C0

Less saturated −25%#4D1BA5

Channel breakdown

R71

B189

Red71 (27.8%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue261.94°

Saturation (HSL)96.88%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 03 · B BD

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