Recognised as Colour
#461B90
- #461B90
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#461B90 is a violet with RGB values 70, 27, 144 and HSL 262°, 68%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#461B90#461B90
HEX#461B90
RGBrgb(70, 27, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1059, 0.5647
RGB percentages27.5%, 10.6%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(262.1, 68.4%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 81.3%, 56.5%)
CMYK51.4%, 81.3%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,594,576
CSS custom property--colour: #461B90;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#B9E46F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#65901B
Analogous#1B2A90, #811B90
Triadic#90461B, #1B9046
Split complementary#90811B, #2A901B
Tetradic#901B2A, #65901B, #1B9081
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G27
B144
Red70 (27.5%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue262.05°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 1B · B 90
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