Recognised as Colour

#4A00A4

#4A00A4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#4A00A4 is a violet with RGB values 74, 0, 164 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#4A00A4

RGBrgb(74, 0, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0, 0.6431

RGB percentages29%, 0%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(267.1, 100%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.1, 100%, 64.3%)

CMYK54.9%, 100%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,849,828

CSS custom property--colour: #4A00A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.49:1

Contrast with white11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#B5FF5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003CA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0036A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#263F5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12.9 Navy · ΔE 16.7 Indigo · ΔE 17.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8 Blue violet · ΔE 21.9 Dark violet · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5AA400

Analogous#0008A4, #9C00A4

Triadic#A44A00, #00A44A

Split complementary#A49C00, #08A400

Tetradic#A40008, #5AA400, #00A49C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B171FF

Lighter +30%#953EFF

Lighter +20%#790BFF

Lighter +10%#6100D7

Darker −10%#330071

Darker −20%#1C003E

Darker −30%#05000B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A00A4

Less saturated −25%#4C1490

Channel breakdown

R74

B164

Red74 (29%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue267.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 00 · B A4

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