Recognised as Colour
#4A1498
- #4A1498
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4A1498 is a violet with RGB values 74, 20, 152 and HSL 265°, 77%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4A1498#4A1498
HEX#4A1498
RGBrgb(74, 20, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0784, 0.5961
RGB percentages29%, 7.8%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(264.5, 76.7%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.5, 86.8%, 59.6%)
CMYK51.3%, 86.8%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,854,936
CSS custom property--colour: #4A1498;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#B5EB67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#629814
Analogous#142098, #8C1498
Triadic#984A14, #14984A
Split complementary#988C14, #209814
Tetradic#981420, #629814, #14988C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G20
B152
Red74 (29%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue264.55°
Saturation (HSL)76.74%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 14 · B 98
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