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Recognised as Colour

#4A00E4

  • #4A00E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4A00E4 is a violet with RGB values 74, 0, 228 and HSL 259°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4A00E4#4A00E4
HEX#4A00E4
RGBrgb(74, 0, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0, 0.8941
RGB percentages29%, 0%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(259.5, 100%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 100%, 89.4%)
CMYK67.5%, 100%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,849,892
CSS custom property--colour: #4A00E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#B5FF1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005D85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10Blue · ΔE 15.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 24.1Dark orchid · ΔE 36.1Dark blue · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AE400
Analogous#0028E4, #BC00E4
Triadic#E44A00, #00E44A
Split complementary#E4BC00, #28E400
Tetradic#E40028, #9AE400, #00E4BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAB1FF
Lighter +30%#A87EFF
Lighter +20%#854BFF
Lighter +10%#6318FF
Darker −10%#3900B1
Darker −20%#29007E
Darker −30%#18004B
Darker −40%#080018
More saturated +25%#4A00E4
Less saturated −25%#541CC8

Channel breakdown

R74
G0
B228
Red74 (29%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue259.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 00 · B E4

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