Colour

#4F0299

#4F0299
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Indigo

#4F0299 is a violet with RGB values 79, 2, 153 and HSL 271°, 97%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#4F0299#4F0299

HEX#4F0299

RGBrgb(79, 2, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.0078, 0.6

RGB percentages31%, 0.8%, 60%

HSLhsl(270.6, 97.4%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 98.7%, 60%)

CMYK48.4%, 98.7%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,178,009

CSS custom property--colour: #4F0299;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.66:1

Contrast with white11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#B0FD66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00399Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#003697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#393958no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 10.8 Dark blue · ΔE 12.7 Navy · ΔE 14.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5 Blue violet · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C9902

Analogous#030299, #990298

Triadic#994F02, #02994F

Split complementary#989902, #029903

Tetradic#990302, #4C9902, #029899

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B56AFD

Lighter +30%#9C38FC

Lighter +20%#8305FC

Lighter +10%#6903CB

Darker −10%#350167

Darker −20%#1B0134

Darker −30%#010002

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4F009B

Less saturated −25%#4F1586

Channel breakdown

R79

B153

Red79 (31%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue270.6°

Saturation (HSL)97.42%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 02 · B 99

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