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Recognised as Colour

#4E0EDD

  • #4E0EDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4E0EDD is a violet with RGB values 78, 14, 221 and HSL 259°, 88%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4E0EDD#4E0EDD
HEX#4E0EDD
RGBrgb(78, 14, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0549, 0.8667
RGB percentages30.6%, 5.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(258.6, 88.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 93.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK64.7%, 93.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,115,613
CSS custom property--colour: #4E0EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#B1F122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.4Blue violet · ΔE 17.2Dark violet · ΔE 20.6Blue · ΔE 21Dark orchid · ΔE 31.2Dark blue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DDD0E
Analogous#0E36DD, #B50EDD
Triadic#DD4E0E, #0EDD4E
Split complementary#DDB50E, #36DD0E
Tetradic#DD0E36, #9DDD0E, #0EDDB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0BCFB
Lighter +30%#AD8CF8
Lighter +20%#8B5CF5
Lighter +10%#692CF2
Darker −10%#3D0BAD
Darker −20%#2C087D
Darker −30%#1B054D
Darker −40%#0A021D
More saturated +25%#4900EB
Less saturated −25%#592BC0

Channel breakdown

R78
G14
B221
Red78 (30.6%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue258.55°
Saturation (HSL)88.09%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 0E · B DD

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