Recognised as Colour

#4E26B0

#4E26B0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#4E26B0 is a violet with RGB values 78, 38, 176 and HSL 257°, 64%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#4E26B0#4E26B0

HEX#4E26B0

RGBrgb(78, 38, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.149, 0.6902

RGB percentages30.6%, 14.9%, 69%

HSLhsl(257.4, 64.5%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 78.4%, 69%)

CMYK55.7%, 78.4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,121,712

CSS custom property--colour: #4E26B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.43:1

Contrast with white9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#B1D94F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#234E6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.2 Indigo · ΔE 15.9 Navy · ΔE 17.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1 Slate blue · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#88B026

Analogous#2643B0, #9326B0

Triadic#B04E26, #26B04E

Split complementary#B09326, #43B026

Tetradic#B02643, #88B026, #26B093

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C5B3EF

Lighter +30%#A489E6

Lighter +20%#845FDD

Lighter +10%#6336D3

Darker −10%#3B1D86

Darker −20%#29145C

Darker −30%#160B32

Darker −40%#040208

More saturated +25%#430BCB

Less saturated −25%#594195

Channel breakdown

R78

G38

B176

Red78 (30.6%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue257.39°

Saturation (HSL)64.49%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 26 · B B0

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