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Recognised as Colour

#4F0AFF

  • #4F0AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#4F0AFF is a violet with RGB values 79, 10, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#4F0AFF#4F0AFF
HEX#4F0AFF
RGBrgb(79, 10, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.0392, 1
RGB percentages31%, 3.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(256.9, 100%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 96.1%, 100%)
CMYK69%, 96.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,180,159
CSS custom property--colour: #4F0AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#B0F500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 7.6Medium blue · ΔE 19.1Blue violet · ΔE 28.8Dark violet · ΔE 31.3Dark orchid · ΔE 44.1Dark blue · ΔE 48.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAFF0A
Analogous#0A3FFF, #CA0AFF
Triadic#FF4F0A, #0AFF4F
Split complementary#FFCA0A, #3FFF0A
Tetradic#FF0A3F, #BAFF0A, #0AFFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2D6FF
Lighter +30%#BDA3FF
Lighter +20%#9870FF
Lighter +10%#743DFF
Darker −10%#3C00D6
Darker −20%#2E00A3
Darker −30%#200070
Darker −40%#11003D
More saturated +25%#4F0AFF
Less saturated −25%#5C29E0

Channel breakdown

R79
G10
B255
Red79 (31%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue256.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 0A · B FF

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