Recognised as Colour
#4C01AB
- #4C01AB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#4C01AB is a violet with RGB values 76, 1, 171 and HSL 266°, 99%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#4C01AB#4C01AB
HEX#4C01AB
RGBrgb(76, 1, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0039, 0.6706
RGB percentages29.8%, 0.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(266.5, 98.8%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 99.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK55.6%, 99.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,981,163
CSS custom property--colour: #4C01AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#B3FE54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#60AB01
Analogous#010BAB, #A101AB
Triadic#AB4C01, #01AB4C
Split complementary#ABA101, #0BAB01
Tetradic#AB010B, #60AB01, #01ABA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R76
G1
B171
Red76 (29.8%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue266.47°
Saturation (HSL)98.84%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 01 · B AB
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