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Recognised as Colour

#4C02C1

  • #4C02C1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4C02C1 is a violet with RGB values 76, 2, 193 and HSL 263°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4C02C1#4C02C1
HEX#4C02C1
RGBrgb(76, 2, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0078, 0.7569
RGB percentages29.8%, 0.8%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(263.2, 97.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.2, 99%, 75.7%)
CMYK60.6%, 99%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,981,441
CSS custom property--colour: #4C02C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#B3FD3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#004D70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.5Blue violet · ΔE 15.5Dark violet · ΔE 18.1Dark blue · ΔE 22.9Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7Navy · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77C102
Analogous#0217C1, #AC02C1
Triadic#C14C02, #02C14C
Split complementary#C1AC02, #17C102
Tetradic#C10217, #77C102, #02C1AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB91FE
Lighter +30%#9C5FFD
Lighter +20%#7D2CFD
Lighter +10%#6003F3
Darker −10%#38018F
Darker −20%#24015C
Darker −30%#10002A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C00C3
Less saturated −25%#511AA9

Channel breakdown

R76
G2
B193
Red76 (29.8%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue263.25°
Saturation (HSL)97.95%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 02 · B C1

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