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Colour

#4A0061

  • #4A0061
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#4A0061 is a violet with RGB values 74, 0, 97 and HSL 286°, 100%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#4A0061#4A0061
HEX#4A0061
RGBrgb(74, 0, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0, 0.3804
RGB percentages29%, 0%, 38%
HSLhsl(285.8, 100%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 100%, 38%)
CMYK23.7%, 100%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,849,761
CSS custom property--colour: #4A0061;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.35:1
Contrast with white14.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#B5FF9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002663no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002C5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#481D36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 17.7Indigo · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.6Purple · ΔE 19.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 17.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#176100
Analogous#190061, #610048
Triadic#614A00, #00614A
Split complementary#486100, #006119
Tetradic#611900, #176100, #004861

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD2EFF
Lighter +30%#BF00FA
Lighter +20%#9800C7
Lighter +10%#710094
Darker −10%#23002E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A0061
Less saturated −25%#440C55

Channel breakdown

R74
G0
B97
Red74 (29%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue285.77°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 00 · B 61

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