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Recognised as Colour

#4F08B5

  • #4F08B5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4F08B5 is a violet with RGB values 79, 8, 181 and HSL 265°, 92%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4F08B5#4F08B5
HEX#4F08B5
RGBrgb(79, 8, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.0314, 0.7098
RGB percentages31%, 3.1%, 71%
HSLhsl(264.6, 91.5%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.6, 95.6%, 71%)
CMYK56.4%, 95.6%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,179,573
CSS custom property--colour: #4F08B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#B0F74A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#214869no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Dark blue · ΔE 17.7Medium blue · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 19.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2Navy · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EB508
Analogous#0818B5, #A608B5
Triadic#B54F08, #08B54F
Split complementary#B5A608, #17B508
Tetradic#B50817, #6EB508, #08B5A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB8FFA
Lighter +30%#9D5EF8
Lighter +20%#802DF6
Lighter +10%#640AE6
Darker −10%#3A0684
Darker −20%#240453
Darker −30%#0F0222
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E00BD
Less saturated −25%#53209D

Channel breakdown

R79
G8
B181
Red79 (31%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue264.62°
Saturation (HSL)91.53%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 08 · B B5

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