Recognised as Colour

#4B02BC

#4B02BC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4B02BC is a violet with RGB values 75, 2, 188 and HSL 264°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4B02BC

RGBrgb(75, 2, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.0078, 0.7373

RGB percentages29.4%, 0.8%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(263.5, 97.9%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.5, 98.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK60.1%, 98.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,915,900

CSS custom property--colour: #4B02BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.32:1

Contrast with white10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#B4FD43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0044C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#003BB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#004A6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.3 Blue violet · ΔE 16.1 Dark violet · ΔE 18.6 Dark blue · ΔE 20.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9 Navy · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73BC02

Analogous#0216BC, #A802BC

Triadic#BC4B02, #02BC4B

Split complementary#BCA802, #16BC02

Tetradic#BC0216, #73BC02, #02BCA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B98CFE

Lighter +30%#9A5AFD

Lighter +20%#7B27FD

Lighter +10%#5F03EE

Darker −10%#37018A

Darker −20%#230157

Darker −30%#0F0025

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4B00BE

Less saturated −25%#501AA4

Channel breakdown

R75

B188

Red75 (29.4%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue263.55°

Saturation (HSL)97.89%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 02 · B BC

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