Recognised as Colour

#4D1DB5

#4D1DB5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#4D1DB5 is a violet with RGB values 77, 29, 181 and HSL 259°, 72%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4D1DB5

RGBrgb(77, 29, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.1137, 0.7098

RGB percentages30.2%, 11.4%, 71%

HSLhsl(258.9, 72.4%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 84%, 71%)

CMYK57.5%, 84%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,053,877

CSS custom property--colour: #4D1DB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.73:1

Contrast with white9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#B2E24A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0048B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#194D6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.4 Navy · ΔE 19.1 Blue violet · ΔE 19.5 Indigo · ΔE 19.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1 Dark violet · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85B51D

Analogous#1D39B5, #991DB5

Triadic#B54D1D, #1DB54D

Split complementary#B5991D, #39B51D

Tetradic#B51D39, #85B51D, #1DB599

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2ACF2

Lighter +30%#A280EB

Lighter +20%#8254E4

Lighter +10%#6128DD

Darker −10%#3A1689

Darker −20%#280F5D

Darker −30%#150831

Darker −40%#020105

More saturated +25%#4303CF

Less saturated −25%#57379B

Channel breakdown

R77

G29

B181

Red77 (30.2%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue258.95°

Saturation (HSL)72.38%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4D · G 1D · B B5

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