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Recognised as Colour

#4B0DB8

  • #4B0DB8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4B0DB8 is a violet with RGB values 75, 13, 184 and HSL 262°, 87%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4B0DB8#4B0DB8
HEX#4B0DB8
RGBrgb(75, 13, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.051, 0.7216
RGB percentages29.4%, 5.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(261.8, 86.8%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 92.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK59.2%, 92.9%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,918,712
CSS custom property--colour: #4B0DB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#B4F247

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#084A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Medium blue · ΔE 17.7Dark blue · ΔE 18Dark violet · ΔE 19.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1Navy · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)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#7AB80D
Analogous#0D25B8, #A00DB8
Triadic#B84B0D, #0DB84B
Split complementary#B8A10D, #25B80D
Tetradic#B80D25, #7AB80D, #0DB8A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB99F8
Lighter +30%#9C6AF4
Lighter +20%#7C3AF1
Lighter +10%#5E10E8
Darker −10%#380A88
Darker −20%#240659
Darker −30%#110329
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4700C5
Less saturated −25%#52269F

Channel breakdown

R75
G13
B184
Red75 (29.4%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue261.75°
Saturation (HSL)86.8%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 0D · B B8

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