Colour

#4A005E

#4A005E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#4A005E is a violet with RGB values 74, 0, 94 and HSL 287°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A005E

RGBrgb(74, 0, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0, 0.3686

RGB percentages29%, 0%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(287.2, 100%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 100%, 36.9%)

CMYK21.3%, 100%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,849,758

CSS custom property--colour: #4A005E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.45:1

Contrast with white14.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#B5FFA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002660no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#002B5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#491B34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text14.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 18.4 Indigo · ΔE 19.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6 Purple · ΔE 19.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 18.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#145E00

Analogous#1B005E, #5E0043

Triadic#5E4A00, #005E4A

Split complementary#435E00, #005E1B

Tetradic#5E1B00, #145E00, #00435E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D22BFF

Lighter +30%#C200F7

Lighter +20%#9A00C4

Lighter +10%#720091

Darker −10%#22002B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A005E

Less saturated −25%#430C52

Channel breakdown

R74

B94

Red74 (29%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue287.23°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 00 · B 5E

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