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Recognised as Colour

#4C00EF

  • #4C00EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#4C00EF is a violet with RGB values 76, 0, 239 and HSL 259°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4C00EF#4C00EF
HEX#4C00EF
RGBrgb(76, 0, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0, 0.9373
RGB percentages29.8%, 0%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(259.1, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK68.2%, 100%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,980,975
CSS custom property--colour: #4C00EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#B3FF10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00628Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.4Medium blue · ΔE 13.8Blue violet · ΔE 24.6Dark violet · ΔE 27.1Dark orchid · ΔE 39.7Dark blue · ΔE 42.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3EF00
Analogous#002BEF, #C400EF
Triadic#EF4C00, #00EF4C
Split complementary#EFC400, #2BEF00
Tetradic#EF002B, #A3EF00, #00EFC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1BCFF
Lighter +30%#AF89FF
Lighter +20%#8C56FF
Lighter +10%#6923FF
Darker −10%#3C00BC
Darker −20%#2C0089
Darker −30%#1B0056
Darker −40%#0B0023
More saturated +25%#4C00EF
Less saturated −25%#571ED1

Channel breakdown

R76
G0
B239
Red76 (29.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue259.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 00 · B EF

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