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Recognised as Colour

#4E00C3

  • #4E00C3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4E00C3 is a violet with RGB values 78, 0, 195 and HSL 264°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4E00C3#4E00C3
HEX#4E00C3
RGBrgb(78, 0, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0, 0.7647
RGB percentages30.6%, 0%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(264, 100%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 100%, 76.5%)
CMYK60%, 100%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,112,003
CSS custom property--colour: #4E00C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#B1FF3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12Blue violet · ΔE 15.2Dark violet · ΔE 17.7Dark blue · ΔE 24Dark orchid · ΔE 25Navy · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75C300
Analogous#0014C3, #B000C3
Triadic#C34E00, #00C34E
Split complementary#C3B000, #14C300
Tetradic#C30013, #75C300, #00C3AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC90FF
Lighter +30%#9E5DFF
Lighter +20%#7F2AFF
Lighter +10%#6200F6
Darker −10%#3A0090
Darker −20%#25005D
Darker −30%#11002A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E00C3
Less saturated −25%#5318AB

Channel breakdown

R78
G0
B195
Red78 (30.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 00 · B C3

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