Colour

#4C07C4

#4C07C4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4C07C4 is a violet with RGB values 76, 7, 196 and HSL 262°, 93%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4C07C4

RGBrgb(76, 7, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0275, 0.7686

RGB percentages29.8%, 2.7%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(261.9, 93.1%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 96.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK61.2%, 96.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,982,724

CSS custom property--colour: #4C07C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.84:1

Contrast with white9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#B3F83B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0048C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#004F72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.1 Blue violet · ΔE 15.2 Dark violet · ΔE 18.2 Dark blue · ΔE 23.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9 Navy · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FC407

Analogous#0720C4, #AB07C4

Triadic#C44C07, #07C44C

Split complementary#C4AA07, #21C407

Tetradic#C40720, #7FC407, #07C4AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BF9CFB

Lighter +30%#9F6AFA

Lighter +20%#7F39F8

Lighter +10%#5F09F5

Darker −10%#390593

Darker −20%#260362

Darker −30%#130230

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A00CB

Less saturated −25%#5320AB

Channel breakdown

R76

B196

Red76 (29.8%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue261.9°

Saturation (HSL)93.1%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 07 · B C4

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