Recognised as Colour

#4D00A9

#4D00A9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#4D00A9 is a violet with RGB values 77, 0, 169 and HSL 267°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D00A9

RGBrgb(77, 0, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0, 0.6627

RGB percentages30.2%, 0%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(267.3, 100%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 100%, 66.3%)

CMYK54.4%, 100%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,046,441

CSS custom property--colour: #4D00A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.12:1

Contrast with white11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#B2FF56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003EADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0038A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#294162no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.6 Navy · ΔE 18.6 Indigo · ΔE 19.3 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2 Dark violet · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5CA900

Analogous#0008A9, #A100A9

Triadic#A94D00, #00A94D

Split complementary#A9A100, #08A900

Tetradic#A90008, #5CA900, #00A9A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B476FF

Lighter +30%#9943FF

Lighter +20%#7D10FF

Lighter +10%#6400DC

Darker −10%#360076

Darker −20%#1F0043

Darker −30%#070010

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D00A9

Less saturated −25%#4F1594

Channel breakdown

R77

B169

Red77 (30.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue267.34°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 00 · B A9

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