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Recognised as Colour

#4E03D2

  • #4E03D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4E03D2 is a violet with RGB values 78, 3, 210 and HSL 262°, 97%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4E03D2#4E03D2
HEX#4E03D2
RGBrgb(78, 3, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0118, 0.8235
RGB percentages30.6%, 1.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(261.7, 97.2%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 98.6%, 82.4%)
CMYK62.9%, 98.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,112,786
CSS custom property--colour: #4E03D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#B1FC2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00557Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.4Blue violet · ΔE 16.1Dark violet · ΔE 19Blue · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 29Dark blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87D203
Analogous#031FD2, #B503D2
Triadic#D24E03, #03D24E
Split complementary#D2B603, #1FD203
Tetradic#D20320, #87D203, #03D2B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4A3FE
Lighter +30%#A471FD
Lighter +20%#833FFC
Lighter +10%#630CFC
Darker −10%#3B02A0
Darker −20%#29026D
Darker −30%#16013B
Darker −40%#030009
More saturated +25%#4D00D5
Less saturated −25%#551EB7

Channel breakdown

R78
G3
B210
Red78 (30.6%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue261.74°
Saturation (HSL)97.18%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 03 · B D2

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