Recognised as Colour
#461C97
- #461C97
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#461C97 is a violet with RGB values 70, 28, 151 and HSL 260°, 69%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#461C97#461C97
HEX#461C97
RGBrgb(70, 28, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1098, 0.5922
RGB percentages27.5%, 11%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(260.5, 68.7%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 81.5%, 59.2%)
CMYK53.6%, 81.5%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,594,839
CSS custom property--colour: #461C97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#B9E368
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6D971C
Analogous#1C2F97, #841C97
Triadic#97461C, #1C9746
Split complementary#97841C, #2F971C
Tetradic#971C2F, #6D971C, #1C9784
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G28
B151
Red70 (27.5%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue260.49°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 1C · B 97
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