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Recognised as Colour

#4706FF

  • #4706FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#4706FF is a violet with RGB values 71, 6, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4706FF#4706FF
HEX#4706FF
RGBrgb(71, 6, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.0235, 1
RGB percentages27.8%, 2.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(255.7, 100%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 97.6%, 100%)
CMYK72.2%, 97.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,654,847
CSS custom property--colour: #4706FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#B8F900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 113.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 6.1Medium blue · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 30.3Dark violet · ΔE 32.7Dark orchid · ΔE 45.6Dark blue · ΔE 49.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEFF06
Analogous#0642FF, #C306FF
Triadic#FF4706, #06FF47
Split complementary#FFC306, #42FF06
Tetradic#FF0642, #BEFF06, #06FFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DED2FF
Lighter +30%#B89FFF
Lighter +20%#926CFF
Lighter +10%#6D39FF
Darker −10%#3700D2
Darker −20%#2A009F
Darker −30%#1C006C
Darker −40%#0F0039
More saturated +25%#4706FF
Less saturated −25%#5625E0

Channel breakdown

R71
G6
B255
Red71 (27.8%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue255.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 06 · B FF

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