Colour

#4F009C

#4F009C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#4F009C is a violet with RGB values 79, 0, 156 and HSL 270°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#4F009C#4F009C

HEX#4F009C

RGBrgb(79, 0, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0, 0.6118

RGB percentages31%, 0%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(270.4, 100%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 100%, 61.2%)

CMYK49.4%, 100%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,177,500

CSS custom property--colour: #4F009C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.59:1

Contrast with white11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#B0FF63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003AA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00379Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#373A5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 12.7 Dark blue · ΔE 12.7 Navy · ΔE 15.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2 Blue violet · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D9C00

Analogous#01009C, #9C009B

Triadic#9C4F00, #009C4F

Split complementary#9B9C00, #009C01

Tetradic#9C0100, #4D9C00, #009B9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B569FF

Lighter +30%#9C36FF

Lighter +20%#8303FF

Lighter +10%#6900CF

Darker −10%#350069

Darker −20%#1B0036

Darker −30%#020003

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4F009C

Less saturated −25%#4F1489

Channel breakdown

R79

B156

Red79 (31%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue270.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 00 · B 9C

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