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Colour

#4B0089

  • #4B0089
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#4B0089 is a violet with RGB values 75, 0, 137 and HSL 273°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#4B0089#4B0089
HEX#4B0089
RGBrgb(75, 0, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0, 0.5373
RGB percentages29.4%, 0%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(272.8, 100%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.8, 100%, 53.7%)
CMYK45.3%, 100%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,915,337
CSS custom property--colour: #4B0089;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#B4FF76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00338Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003287no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3B324Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 3.6Navy · ΔE 13Dark blue · ΔE 14.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Purple · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 3.62, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E8900
Analogous#060089, #890083
Triadic#894B00, #00894B
Split complementary#838900, #008906
Tetradic#890600, #3E8900, #008389

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B356FF
Lighter +30%#9B23FF
Lighter +20%#8300EF
Lighter +10%#6700BC
Darker −10%#2F0056
Darker −20%#130023
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4B0089
Less saturated −25%#491178

Channel breakdown

R75
G0
B137
Red75 (29.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue272.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 00 · B 89

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