Colour

#4A0664

#4A0664
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#4A0664 is a violet with RGB values 74, 6, 100 and HSL 283°, 89%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4A0664

RGBrgb(74, 6, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0235, 0.3922

RGB percentages29%, 2.4%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(283.4, 88.7%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 94%, 39.2%)

CMYK26%, 94%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,851,300

CSS custom property--colour: #4A0664;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.99:1

Contrast with white13.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#B5F99B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002966no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#002D62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#472139no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 16.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5 Indigo · ΔE 17.6 Purple · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#206406

Analogous#1B0664, #64064F

Triadic#644A06, #06644A

Split complementary#4F6406, #06641B

Tetradic#641B06, #206406, #064F64

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C342F4

Lighter +30%#B312F1

Lighter +20%#910CC4

Lighter +10%#6E0994

Darker −10%#260334

Darker −20%#030004

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D006A

Less saturated −25%#441357

Channel breakdown

R74

B100

Red74 (29%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue283.4°

Saturation (HSL)88.68%

Lightness20.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4A · G 06 · B 64

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