Colour

#4C0099

#4C0099
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#4C0099 is a violet with RGB values 76, 0, 153 and HSL 270°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#4C0099#4C0099

HEX#4C0099

RGBrgb(76, 0, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0, 0.6

RGB percentages29.8%, 0%, 60%

HSLhsl(269.8, 100%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 100%, 60%)

CMYK50.3%, 100%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,980,889

CSS custom property--colour: #4C0099;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.88:1

Contrast with white11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#B3FF66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00389Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#003597no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#343958no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 11.6 Dark blue · ΔE 11.9 Navy · ΔE 13.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5 Blue violet · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D9900

Analogous#000199, #980099

Triadic#994C00, #00994C

Split complementary#999900, #009900

Tetradic#990001, #4D9900, #009998

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B266FF

Lighter +30%#9833FF

Lighter +20%#7F00FF

Lighter +10%#6500CC

Darker −10%#330066

Darker −20%#190033

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4C0099

Less saturated −25%#4C1386

Channel breakdown

R76

B153

Red76 (29.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue269.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 00 · B 99

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