Recognised as Colour

#4E02EC

#4E02EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4E02EC is a violet with RGB values 78, 2, 236 and HSL 259°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4E02EC

RGBrgb(78, 2, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0078, 0.9255

RGB percentages30.6%, 0.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(259.5, 98.3%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 99.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK66.9%, 99.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,112,556

CSS custom property--colour: #4E02EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1

Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#B1FD13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0046E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00618Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.6 Blue · ΔE 13.1 Blue violet · ΔE 23.1 Dark violet · ΔE 25.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 38 Dark blue · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0EC02

Analogous#022BEC, #C302EC

Triadic#EC4E02, #02EC4E

Split complementary#ECC302, #2BEC02

Tetradic#EC022B, #A0EC02, #02ECC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1BCFE

Lighter +30%#AF89FE

Lighter +20%#8D56FE

Lighter +10%#6A24FD

Darker −10%#3D02B9

Darker −20%#2D0187

Darker −30%#1C0154

Darker −40%#0B0022

More saturated +25%#4D00EE

Less saturated −25%#5820CE

Channel breakdown

R78

B236

Red78 (30.6%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue259.49°

Saturation (HSL)98.32%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 02 · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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