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Recognised as Colour

#4B1ED2

  • #4B1ED2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4B1ED2 is a violet with RGB values 75, 30, 210 and HSL 255°, 75%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4B1ED2#4B1ED2
HEX#4B1ED2
RGBrgb(75, 30, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1176, 0.8235
RGB percentages29.4%, 11.8%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(255, 75%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 85.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK64.3%, 85.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,923,090
CSS custom property--colour: #4B1ED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B4E12D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005A7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.9Blue violet · ΔE 14.4Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 25.3Dark blue · ΔE 25.7Blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5D21E
Analogous#1E4BD2, #A51ED2
Triadic#D24B1E, #1ED24B
Split complementary#D2A51E, #4BD21E
Tetradic#D21E4B, #A5D21E, #1ED2A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2C5F7
Lighter +30%#AF99F0
Lighter +20%#8C6CEA
Lighter +10%#683FE4
Darker −10%#3B18A5
Darker −20%#2B1179
Darker −30%#1B0B4C
Darker −40%#0B041F
More saturated +25%#3C00F0
Less saturated −25%#5A3CB4

Channel breakdown

R75
G30
B210
Red75 (29.4%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 1E · B D2

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