Recognised as Colour

#4714C6

#4714C6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4714C6 is a violet with RGB values 71, 20, 198 and HSL 257°, 82%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4714C6

RGBrgb(71, 20, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.0784, 0.7765

RGB percentages27.8%, 7.8%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(257.2, 81.7%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.2, 89.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK64.1%, 89.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,658,374

CSS custom property--colour: #4714C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.62:1

Contrast with white9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#B8EB39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004ACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003FC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005275no 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 text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.7 Blue violet · ΔE 15.7 Dark violet · ΔE 19.5 Dark blue · ΔE 22.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7 Navy · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93C614

Analogous#143AC6, #A014C6

Triadic#C64714, #14C647

Split complementary#C6A014, #3AC614

Tetradic#C6143A, #93C614, #14C6A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4AFF7

Lighter +30%#A181F2

Lighter +20%#7F52EE

Lighter +10%#5C24E9

Darker −10%#360F98

Darker −20%#260B69

Darker −30%#15063B

Darker −40%#05010D

More saturated +25%#3E00DA

Less saturated −25%#532FAB

Channel breakdown

R71

G20

B198

Red71 (27.8%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue257.19°

Saturation (HSL)81.65%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 14 · B C6

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