Recognised as Colour
#4814AA
- #4814AA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#4814AA is a violet with RGB values 72, 20, 170 and HSL 261°, 79%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#4814AA#4814AA
HEX#4814AA
RGBrgb(72, 20, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.0784, 0.6667
RGB percentages28.2%, 7.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(260.8, 78.9%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 88.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK57.6%, 88.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,723,882
CSS custom property--colour: #4814AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#B7EB55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#76AA14
Analogous#142BAA, #9314AA
Triadic#AA4814, #14AA48
Split complementary#AA9314, #2BAA14
Tetradic#AA142B, #76AA14, #14AA93
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G20
B170
Red72 (28.2%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue260.8°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 14 · B AA
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