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Recognised as Colour

#4806ED

  • #4806ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#4806ED is a violet with RGB values 72, 6, 237 and HSL 257°, 95%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4806ED#4806ED
HEX#4806ED
RGBrgb(72, 6, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.0235, 0.9294
RGB percentages28.2%, 2.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(257.1, 95.1%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 97.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK69.6%, 97.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,720,365
CSS custom property--colour: #4806ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#B7F912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00628Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.4Medium blue · ΔE 12.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.8Dark violet · ΔE 26.6Dark orchid · ΔE 38.8Dark blue · ΔE 41.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABED06
Analogous#0638ED, #BB06ED
Triadic#ED4806, #06ED48
Split complementary#EDBB06, #38ED06
Tetradic#ED0638, #ABED06, #06EDBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3C2FD
Lighter +30%#AF90FC
Lighter +20%#8B5EFB
Lighter +10%#672CFA
Darker −10%#3905BB
Darker −20%#2A038A
Darker −30%#1B0258
Darker −40%#0C0126
More saturated +25%#4500F3
Less saturated −25%#5524CF

Channel breakdown

R72
G6
B237
Red72 (28.2%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)95.06%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 06 · B ED

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