Recognised as Colour

#4D00A0

#4D00A0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#4D00A0 is a violet with RGB values 77, 0, 160 and HSL 269°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#4D00A0#4D00A0

HEX#4D00A0

RGBrgb(77, 0, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0, 0.6275

RGB percentages30.2%, 0%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(268.9, 100%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 100%, 62.7%)

CMYK51.9%, 100%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,046,432

CSS custom property--colour: #4D00A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.52:1

Contrast with white11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#B2FF5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003BA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00369Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#313D5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12.7 Indigo · ΔE 14.9 Navy · ΔE 15.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2 Blue violet · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53A000

Analogous#0003A0, #9D00A0

Triadic#A04D00, #00A04D

Split complementary#A09D00, #03A000

Tetradic#A00003, #53A000, #00A09D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B36DFF

Lighter +30%#993AFF

Lighter +20%#7E07FF

Lighter +10%#6600D3

Darker −10%#34006D

Darker −20%#1C003A

Darker −30%#030007

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D00A0

Less saturated −25%#4E148C

Channel breakdown

R77

B160

Red77 (30.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue268.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 00 · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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