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Recognised as Colour

#4D006B

  • #4D006B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#4D006B is a violet with RGB values 77, 0, 107 and HSL 283°, 100%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#4D006B#4D006B
HEX#4D006B
RGBrgb(77, 0, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0, 0.4196
RGB percentages30.2%, 0%, 42%
HSLhsl(283.2, 100%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 100%, 42%)
CMYK28%, 100%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,046,379
CSS custom property--colour: #4D006B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.74:1
Contrast with white13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#B2FF94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002A6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002E69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#49223Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 12.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.9Purple · ΔE 17.2Midnight blue · ΔE 17.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.2Navy · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E6B00
Analogous#17006B, #6B0054
Triadic#6B4D00, #006B4D
Split complementary#536B00, #006B18
Tetradic#6B1800, #1E6B00, #00546B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C738FF
Lighter +30%#B905FF
Lighter +20%#9600D1
Lighter +10%#72009E
Darker −10%#280038
Darker −20%#040005
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D006B
Less saturated −25%#470D5E

Channel breakdown

R77
G0
B107
Red77 (30.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue283.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 00 · B 6B

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