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Recognised as Colour

#4C0DB8

  • #4C0DB8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4C0DB8 is a violet with RGB values 76, 13, 184 and HSL 262°, 87%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4C0DB8#4C0DB8
HEX#4C0DB8
RGBrgb(76, 13, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.051, 0.7216
RGB percentages29.8%, 5.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(262.1, 86.8%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 92.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK58.7%, 92.9%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,984,248
CSS custom property--colour: #4C0DB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#B3F247

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0F4A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Medium blue · ΔE 17.8Dark blue · ΔE 18Dark violet · ΔE 19.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9Navy · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79B80D
Analogous#0D23B8, #A20DB8
Triadic#B84C0D, #0DB84C
Split complementary#B8A20D, #24B80D
Tetradic#B80D23, #79B80D, #0DB8A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC99F8
Lighter +30%#9D6AF4
Lighter +20%#7D3AF1
Lighter +10%#6010E8
Darker −10%#380A88
Darker −20%#250659
Darker −30%#110329
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4900C5
Less saturated −25%#52269F

Channel breakdown

R76
G13
B184
Red76 (29.8%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue262.11°
Saturation (HSL)86.8%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 0D · B B8

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