Recognised as Colour
#4D17AE
- #4D17AE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#4D17AE is a violet with RGB values 77, 23, 174 and HSL 261°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#4D17AE#4D17AE
HEX#4D17AE
RGBrgb(77, 23, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.0902, 0.6824
RGB percentages30.2%, 9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(261.5, 76.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 86.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK55.7%, 86.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,052,334
CSS custom property--colour: #4D17AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#B2E851
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#78AE17
Analogous#172DAE, #9817AE
Triadic#AE4D17, #17AE4D
Split complementary#AE9817, #2DAE17
Tetradic#AE172D, #78AE17, #17AE98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R77
G23
B174
Red77 (30.2%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue261.46°
Saturation (HSL)76.65%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 17 · B AE
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