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Recognised as Colour

#4B0863

  • #4B0863
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#4B0863 is a violet with RGB values 75, 8, 99 and HSL 284°, 85%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#4B0863#4B0863
HEX#4B0863
RGBrgb(75, 8, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.0314, 0.3882
RGB percentages29.4%, 3.1%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(284.2, 85%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 91.9%, 38.8%)
CMYK24.2%, 91.9%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,917,347
CSS custom property--colour: #4B0863;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.87:1
Contrast with white13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#B4F79C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002965no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#002E61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#492138no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 16.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9Indigo · ΔE 18.8Purple · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#206308
Analogous#1D0863, #63084E
Triadic#634B08, #08634B
Split complementary#4E6308, #08631E
Tetradic#631E08, #206308, #084E63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C347F0
Lighter +30%#B418EC
Lighter +20%#9210C1
Lighter +10%#6F0C92
Darker −10%#270434
Darker −20%#040005
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4F006B
Less saturated −25%#451556

Channel breakdown

R75
G8
B99
Red75 (29.4%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue284.18°
Saturation (HSL)85.05%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 08 · B 63

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