Colour

#4E00D0

#4E00D0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4E00D0 is a violet with RGB values 78, 0, 208 and HSL 263°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4E00D0#4E00D0

HEX#4E00D0

RGBrgb(78, 0, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0, 0.8157

RGB percentages30.6%, 0%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(262.5, 100%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 100%, 81.6%)

CMYK62.5%, 100%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,112,016

CSS custom property--colour: #4E00D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.4:1

Contrast with white9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#B1FF2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.5 Blue violet · ΔE 16 Dark violet · ΔE 18.8 Blue · ΔE 24.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.7 Dark blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82D000

Analogous#001AD0, #B600D0

Triadic#D04E00, #00D04E

Split complementary#D0B600, #1AD000

Tetradic#D0001A, #82D000, #00D0B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C29DFF

Lighter +30%#A26AFF

Lighter +20%#8237FF

Lighter +10%#6204FF

Darker −10%#3B009D

Darker −20%#28006A

Darker −30%#150037

Darker −40%#010004

More saturated +25%#4E00D0

Less saturated −25%#551AB6

Channel breakdown

R78

B208

Red78 (30.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue262.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 00 · B D0

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Colour values

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