Colour

#4D009A

#4D009A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#4D009A is a violet with RGB values 77, 0, 154 and HSL 270°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

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HEX#4D009A

RGBrgb(77, 0, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0, 0.6039

RGB percentages30.2%, 0%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(270, 100%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 100%, 60.4%)

CMYK50%, 100%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,046,426

CSS custom property--colour: #4D009A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.78:1

Contrast with white11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#B2FF65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00399Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#003598no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Tritanopia#353A58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 12 Dark blue · ΔE 12.2 Navy · ΔE 14.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8 Blue violet · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D9A00

Analogous#00009A, #9A009A

Triadic#9A4D00, #009A4D

Split complementary#9A9A00, #009A00

Tetradic#9A0000, #4D9A00, #009A9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B367FF

Lighter +30%#9A34FF

Lighter +20%#8001FF

Lighter +10%#6700CD

Darker −10%#340067

Darker −20%#1A0034

Darker −30%#000001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D009A

Less saturated −25%#4D1387

Channel breakdown

R77

B154

Red77 (30.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 00 · B 9A

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