Recognised as Colour

#480AEB

#480AEB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#480AEB is a violet with RGB values 72, 10, 235 and HSL 257°, 92%, 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 Medium blue.

Colour values

#480AEB#480AEB

HEX#480AEB

RGBrgb(72, 10, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.0392, 0.9216

RGB percentages28.2%, 3.9%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(256.5, 91.8%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.5, 95.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK69.4%, 95.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,721,387

CSS custom property--colour: #480AEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.34:1

Contrast with white8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#B7F514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0045E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#00618Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.3 Blue · ΔE 13.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22.7 Dark violet · ΔE 25.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 37.6 Dark blue · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADEB0A

Analogous#0A3DEB, #B80AEB

Triadic#EB480A, #0AEB48

Split complementary#EBB90A, #3CEB0A

Tetradic#EB0A3D, #ADEB0A, #0AEBB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4C4FD

Lighter +30%#B094FA

Lighter +20%#8C63F8

Lighter +10%#6832F6

Darker −10%#3908BA

Darker −20%#2A0689

Darker −30%#1B0458

Darker −40%#0C0227

More saturated +25%#4400F5

Less saturated −25%#5629CC

Channel breakdown

R72

G10

B235

Red72 (28.2%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue256.53°

Saturation (HSL)91.84%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 48 · G 0A · B EB

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