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Recognised as Colour

#4E1ECA

  • #4E1ECA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4E1ECA is a violet with RGB values 78, 30, 202 and HSL 257°, 74%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4E1ECA#4E1ECA
HEX#4E1ECA
RGBrgb(78, 30, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1176, 0.7922
RGB percentages30.6%, 11.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(256.7, 74.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 85.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK61.4%, 85.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,119,690
CSS custom property--colour: #4E1ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B1E135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005678no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.3Medium blue · ΔE 15.2Dark violet · ΔE 19Dark blue · ΔE 22.5Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7Navy · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ACA1E
Analogous#1E44CA, #A41ECA
Triadic#CA4E1E, #1ECA4E
Split complementary#CAA41E, #44CA1E
Tetradic#CA1E44, #9ACA1E, #1ECAA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEBFF5
Lighter +30%#AC92EF
Lighter +20%#8A66E8
Lighter +10%#6839E2
Darker −10%#3D179E
Darker −20%#2C1171
Darker −30%#1B0A45
Darker −40%#090418
More saturated +25%#4101E7
Less saturated −25%#5B3BAD

Channel breakdown

R78
G30
B202
Red78 (30.6%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue256.74°
Saturation (HSL)74.14%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 1E · B CA

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