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Recognised as Colour

#4E02C4

  • #4E02C4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4E02C4 is a violet with RGB values 78, 2, 196 and HSL 264°, 98%, 39%. 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

#4E02C4#4E02C4
HEX#4E02C4
RGBrgb(78, 2, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0078, 0.7686
RGB percentages30.6%, 0.8%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(263.5, 98%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.5, 99%, 76.9%)
CMYK60.2%, 99%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,112,516
CSS custom property--colour: #4E02C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#B1FD3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#004E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.8Blue violet · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 17.7Dark blue · ΔE 24.2Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1Navy · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78C402
Analogous#0217C4, #AF02C4
Triadic#C44E02, #02C44E
Split complementary#C4AF02, #17C402
Tetradic#C40217, #78C402, #02C4AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE94FE
Lighter +30%#9F62FD
Lighter +20%#802FFD
Lighter +10%#6203F6
Darker −10%#3A0192
Darker −20%#26015F
Darker −30%#12002D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E00C6
Less saturated −25%#531BAB

Channel breakdown

R78
G2
B196
Red78 (30.6%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue263.51°
Saturation (HSL)97.98%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 02 · B C4

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