Recognised as Colour

#4900A5

#4900A5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#4900A5 is a violet with RGB values 73, 0, 165 and HSL 267°, 100%, 32%. 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

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HEX#4900A5

RGBrgb(73, 0, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0, 0.6471

RGB percentages28.6%, 0%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(266.5, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK55.8%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,784,293

CSS custom property--colour: #4900A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.5:1

Contrast with white11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#B6FF5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003CA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0036A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#223F5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13 Navy · ΔE 16.9 Indigo · ΔE 17.9 Blue violet · ΔE 21.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 22 Dark violet · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5CA500

Analogous#000AA5, #9B00A5

Triadic#A54900, #00A549

Split complementary#A59C00, #09A500

Tetradic#A5000A, #5CA500, #00A59B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B072FF

Lighter +30%#943FFF

Lighter +20%#780CFF

Lighter +10%#6000D8

Darker −10%#320072

Darker −20%#1C003F

Darker −30%#05000C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4900A5

Less saturated −25%#4B1590

Channel breakdown

R73

B165

Red73 (28.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue266.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 00 · B A5

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