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Recognised as Colour

#4E04D0

  • #4E04D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4E04D0 is a violet with RGB values 78, 4, 208 and HSL 262°, 96%, 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

#4E04D0#4E04D0
HEX#4E04D0
RGBrgb(78, 4, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0157, 0.8157
RGB percentages30.6%, 1.6%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(261.8, 96.2%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 98.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK62.5%, 98.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,113,040
CSS custom property--colour: #4E04D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#B1FB2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#005479no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.7Blue violet · ΔE 15.7Dark violet · ΔE 18.6Blue · ΔE 25.4Dark orchid · ΔE 28.2Dark blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86D004
Analogous#0420D0, #B404D0
Triadic#D04E04, #04D04E
Split complementary#D0B404, #20D004
Tetradic#D00420, #86D004, #04D0B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4A3FD
Lighter +30%#A371FC
Lighter +20%#833FFB
Lighter +10%#630DFA
Darker −10%#3B039E
Darker −20%#28026C
Darker −30%#16013A
Darker −40%#030008
More saturated +25%#4D00D4
Less saturated −25%#551EB5

Channel breakdown

R78
G4
B208
Red78 (30.6%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue261.76°
Saturation (HSL)96.23%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 04 · B D0

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