Recognised as Colour

#4923B4

#4923B4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#4923B4 is a violet with RGB values 73, 35, 180 and HSL 256°, 67%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4923B4

RGBrgb(73, 35, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1373, 0.7059

RGB percentages28.6%, 13.7%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(255.7, 67.4%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 80.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK59.4%, 80.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,793,268

CSS custom property--colour: #4923B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.62:1

Contrast with white9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#B6DC4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#034F6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.7 Navy · ΔE 17.9 Indigo · ΔE 18.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9 Blue violet · ΔE 21.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EB423

Analogous#2346B4, #9123B4

Triadic#B44923, #23B449

Split complementary#B49223, #46B423

Tetradic#B42346, #8EB423, #23B491

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3B3F0

Lighter +30%#A188E8

Lighter +20%#805DE0

Lighter +10%#5E33D7

Darker −10%#381B89

Darker −20%#26125F

Darker −30%#150A34

Darker −40%#040209

More saturated +25%#3C08CF

Less saturated −25%#563E99

Channel breakdown

R73

G35

B180

Red73 (28.6%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue255.72°

Saturation (HSL)67.44%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 23 · B B4

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