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Recognised as Colour

#4A0CD4

  • #4A0CD4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4A0CD4 is a violet with RGB values 74, 12, 212 and HSL 259°, 89%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4A0CD4#4A0CD4
HEX#4A0CD4
RGBrgb(74, 12, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0471, 0.8314
RGB percentages29%, 4.7%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(258.6, 89.3%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 94.3%, 83.1%)
CMYK65.1%, 94.3%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,852,948
CSS custom property--colour: #4A0CD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#B5F32B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004ED9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00577Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.9Blue violet · ΔE 16.3Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Blue · ΔE 24.3Dark orchid · ΔE 29.2Dark blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96D40C
Analogous#0C32D4, #AE0CD4
Triadic#D44A0C, #0CD44A
Split complementary#D4AE0C, #32D40C
Tetradic#D40C32, #96D40C, #0CD4AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8B1FB
Lighter +30%#A681F8
Lighter +20%#8451F5
Lighter +10%#6221F2
Darker −10%#3909A4
Darker −20%#280773
Darker −30%#170443
Darker −40%#070113
More saturated +25%#4500E0
Less saturated −25%#5528B8

Channel breakdown

R74
G12
B212
Red74 (29%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue258.6°
Saturation (HSL)89.29%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 0C · B D4

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