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Recognised as Colour

#4A22BD

  • #4A22BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#4A22BD is a violet with RGB values 74, 34, 189 and HSL 255°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#4A22BD#4A22BD
HEX#4A22BD
RGBrgb(74, 34, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1333, 0.7412
RGB percentages29%, 13.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(255.5, 69.5%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.5, 82%, 74.1%)
CMYK60.8%, 82%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,858,557
CSS custom property--colour: #4A22BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#B5DD42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005271no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.1Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Navy · ΔE 21.1Medium blue · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95BD22
Analogous#2247BD, #9822BD
Triadic#BD4A22, #22BD4A
Split complementary#BD9822, #47BD22
Tetradic#BD2247, #95BD22, #22BD98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8B9F2
Lighter +30%#A58DEB
Lighter +20%#8362E3
Lighter +10%#6137DB
Darker −10%#391A92
Darker −20%#281267
Darker −30%#170B3B
Darker −40%#060310
More saturated +25%#3D06D9
Less saturated −25%#573EA1

Channel breakdown

R74
G34
B189
Red74 (29%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue255.48°
Saturation (HSL)69.51%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 22 · B BD

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