Recognised as Colour
#4E22AC
- #4E22AC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#4E22AC is a violet with RGB values 78, 34, 172 and HSL 259°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#4E22AC#4E22AC
HEX#4E22AC
RGBrgb(78, 34, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1333, 0.6745
RGB percentages30.6%, 13.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(259.1, 67%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 80.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK54.7%, 80.2%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,120,684
CSS custom property--colour: #4E22AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B1DD53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#80AC22
Analogous#223BAC, #9322AC
Triadic#AC4E22, #22AC4E
Split complementary#AC9322, #3BAC22
Tetradic#AC223B, #80AC22, #22AC93
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G34
B172
Red78 (30.6%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue259.13°
Saturation (HSL)66.99%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 22 · B AC
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