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Recognised as Colour

#4D08CC

  • #4D08CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4D08CC is a violet with RGB values 77, 8, 204 and HSL 261°, 92%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4D08CC#4D08CC
HEX#4D08CC
RGBrgb(77, 8, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.0314, 0.8
RGB percentages30.2%, 3.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(261.1, 92.5%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 96.1%, 80%)
CMYK62.3%, 96.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,048,524
CSS custom property--colour: #4D08CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#B2F733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.8Blue violet · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 18.3Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7Dark blue · ΔE 26.7Blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87CC08
Analogous#0825CC, #AF08CC
Triadic#CC4D08, #08CC4D
Split complementary#CCAF08, #25CC08
Tetradic#CC0825, #87CC08, #08CCAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3A5FB
Lighter +30%#A373FA
Lighter +20%#8242F8
Lighter +10%#6211F6
Darker −10%#3A069B
Darker −20%#28046A
Darker −30%#150239
Darker −40%#030008
More saturated +25%#4B00D4
Less saturated −25%#5523B2

Channel breakdown

R77
G8
B204
Red77 (30.2%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue261.12°
Saturation (HSL)92.45%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 08 · B CC

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