Colour

#4B04BB

#4B04BB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4B04BB is a violet with RGB values 75, 4, 187 and HSL 263°, 96%, 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#4B04BB

RGBrgb(75, 4, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.0157, 0.7333

RGB percentages29.4%, 1.6%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(263.3, 95.8%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.3, 97.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK59.9%, 97.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,916,411

CSS custom property--colour: #4B04BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.4 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#202020

Inverted#B4FB44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0044BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#003BB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#004A6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.6 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 15 Blue violet · ΔE 16.3 Dark violet · ΔE 18.7 Dark blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5 Navy · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74BB04

Analogous#0418BB, #A704BB

Triadic#BB4B04, #04BB4B

Split complementary#BBA604, #19BB04

Tetradic#BB0418, #74BB04, #04BBA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B98EFD

Lighter +30%#9A5CFC

Lighter +20%#7B2BFA

Lighter +10%#5F05ED

Darker −10%#370389

Darker −20%#230257

Darker −30%#0F0125

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A00BF

Less saturated −25%#501CA3

Channel breakdown

R75

B187

Red75 (29.4%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue263.28°

Saturation (HSL)95.81%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 04 · B BB

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