Recognised as Colour

#4F00C3

#4F00C3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#4F00C3 is a violet with RGB values 79, 0, 195 and HSL 264°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#4F00C3

RGBrgb(79, 0, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0, 0.7647

RGB percentages31%, 0%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(264.3, 100%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 100%, 76.5%)

CMYK59.5%, 100%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,177,539

CSS custom property--colour: #4F00C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05602WCAG 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 9.9:1

Contrast with white9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#B0FF3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0047C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#024D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.2 Blue violet · ΔE 15 Dark violet · ΔE 17.5 Dark blue · ΔE 24 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8 Navy · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74C300

Analogous#0012C3, #B100C3

Triadic#C34F00, #00C34F

Split complementary#C3B100, #12C300

Tetradic#C30012, #74C300, #00C3B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BD90FF

Lighter +30%#9F5DFF

Lighter +20%#802AFF

Lighter +10%#6400F6

Darker −10%#3A0090

Darker −20%#26005D

Darker −30%#11002A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4F00C3

Less saturated −25%#5418AB

Channel breakdown

R79

B195

Red79 (31%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue264.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 00 · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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