Colour

#4D00A4

#4D00A4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#4D00A4 is a violet with RGB values 77, 0, 164 and HSL 268°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D00A4

RGBrgb(77, 0, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0, 0.6431

RGB percentages30.2%, 0%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(268.2, 100%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 100%, 64.3%)

CMYK53%, 100%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,046,436

CSS custom property--colour: #4D00A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.34:1

Contrast with white11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#B2FF5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003CA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0037A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2E3F5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.4 Indigo · ΔE 16.9 Navy · ΔE 16.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1 Blue violet · ΔE 21.6 Dark violet · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57A400

Analogous#0005A4, #9F00A4

Triadic#A44D00, #00A44D

Split complementary#A49F00, #05A400

Tetradic#A40005, #57A400, #00A49F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B471FF

Lighter +30%#993EFF

Lighter +20%#7E0BFF

Lighter +10%#6500D7

Darker −10%#350071

Darker −20%#1D003E

Darker −30%#05000B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D00A4

Less saturated −25%#4E1490

Channel breakdown

R77

B164

Red77 (30.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue268.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 00 · B A4

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