Recognised as Colour
#4802A5
- #4802A5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#4802A5 is a violet with RGB values 72, 2, 165 and HSL 266°, 98%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#4802A5#4802A5
HEX#4802A5
RGBrgb(72, 2, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.0078, 0.6471
RGB percentages28.2%, 0.8%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(265.8, 97.6%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 98.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK56.4%, 98.8%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,719,269
CSS custom property--colour: #4802A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#B7FD5A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5FA502
Analogous#020DA5, #9A02A5
Triadic#A54802, #02A548
Split complementary#A59A02, #0DA502
Tetradic#A5020D, #5FA502, #02A59A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G2
B165
Red72 (28.2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue265.77°
Saturation (HSL)97.6%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 02 · B A5
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