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Recognised as Colour

#4F0071

  • #4F0071
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#4F0071 is a violet with RGB values 79, 0, 113 and HSL 282°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#4F0071#4F0071
HEX#4F0071
RGBrgb(79, 0, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0, 0.4431
RGB percentages31%, 0%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(281.9, 100%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 100%, 44.3%)
CMYK30.1%, 100%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,177,457
CSS custom property--colour: #4F0071;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.37:1
Contrast with white13.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#B0FF8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002C74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00306Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4A2540no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 9.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9Purple · ΔE 16.5Midnight blue · ΔE 18Dark magenta · ΔE 20Navy · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#227100
Analogous#160071, #71005B
Triadic#714F00, #00714F
Split complementary#5B7100, #007116
Tetradic#711600, #227100, #005B71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C53EFF
Lighter +30%#B60BFF
Lighter +20%#9600D7
Lighter +10%#7300A4
Darker −10%#2B003E
Darker −20%#08000B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4F0071
Less saturated −25%#490E63

Channel breakdown

R79
G0
B113
Red79 (31%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue281.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 00 · B 71

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