Colour

#4C03BD

#4C03BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4C03BD is a violet with RGB values 76, 3, 189 and HSL 264°, 97%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C03BD

RGBrgb(76, 3, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0118, 0.7412

RGB percentages29.8%, 1.2%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(263.5, 96.9%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.5, 98.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK59.8%, 98.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,981,693

CSS custom property--colour: #4C03BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.22:1

Contrast with white10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#B3FC42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0045C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#003CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#004B6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.2 Blue violet · ΔE 15.9 Dark violet · ΔE 18.3 Dark blue · ΔE 21.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7 Navy · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74BD03

Analogous#0317BD, #A903BD

Triadic#BD4C03, #03BD4C

Split complementary#BDA903, #17BD03

Tetradic#BD0317, #74BD03, #03BDA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BA8FFD

Lighter +30%#9B5DFC

Lighter +20%#7C2AFC

Lighter +10%#6004EF

Darker −10%#38028B

Darker −20%#240159

Darker −30%#0F0126

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4B00C0

Less saturated −25%#511BA5

Channel breakdown

R76

B189

Red76 (29.8%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue263.55°

Saturation (HSL)96.88%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 03 · B BD

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Colour values

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