Recognised as Colour
#4E02A6
- #4E02A6
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#4E02A6 is a violet with RGB values 78, 2, 166 and HSL 268°, 98%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#4E02A6#4E02A6
HEX#4E02A6
RGBrgb(78, 2, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0078, 0.651
RGB percentages30.6%, 0.8%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(267.8, 97.6%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.8, 98.8%, 65.1%)
CMYK53%, 98.8%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,112,486
CSS custom property--colour: #4E02A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#B1FD59
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5AA602
Analogous#0208A6, #A002A6
Triadic#A64E02, #02A64E
Split complementary#A6A002, #08A602
Tetradic#A60208, #5AA602, #02A6A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G2
B166
Red78 (30.6%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue267.8°
Saturation (HSL)97.62%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 02 · B A6
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