Colour
#4E008F
- #4E008F
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4E008F is a violet with RGB values 78, 0, 143 and HSL 273°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4E008F#4E008F
HEX#4E008F
RGBrgb(78, 0, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0, 0.5608
RGB percentages30.6%, 0%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(272.7, 100%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 100%, 56.1%)
CMYK45.5%, 100%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,111,951
CSS custom property--colour: #4E008F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#B1FF70
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#418F00
Analogous#07008F, #8F0088
Triadic#8F4E00, #008F4E
Split complementary#888F00, #008F07
Tetradic#8F0700, #418F00, #00888F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G0
B143
Red78 (30.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 00 · B 8F
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