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Recognised as Colour

#4E04C5

  • #4E04C5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4E04C5 is a violet with RGB values 78, 4, 197 and HSL 263°, 96%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4E04C5#4E04C5
HEX#4E04C5
RGBrgb(78, 4, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0157, 0.7725
RGB percentages30.6%, 1.6%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(263, 96%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263, 98%, 77.3%)
CMYK60.4%, 98%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,113,029
CSS custom property--colour: #4E04C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#B1FB3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004F73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.7Blue violet · ΔE 15Dark violet · ΔE 17.8Dark blue · ΔE 24.3Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1Navy · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BC504
Analogous#041BC5, #AE04C5
Triadic#C54E04, #04C54E
Split complementary#C5AF04, #1BC504
Tetradic#C5041B, #7BC504, #04C5AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BF98FD
Lighter +30%#A066FC
Lighter +20%#8034FB
Lighter +10%#6205F7
Darker −10%#3A0393
Darker −20%#260261
Darker −30%#13012F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D00C9
Less saturated −25%#541DAC

Channel breakdown

R78
G4
B197
Red78 (30.6%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue263.01°
Saturation (HSL)96.02%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 04 · B C5

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