Recognised as Colour
#4A1BAD
- #4A1BAD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#4A1BAD is a violet with RGB values 74, 27, 173 and HSL 259°, 73%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#4A1BAD#4A1BAD
HEX#4A1BAD
RGBrgb(74, 27, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1059, 0.6784
RGB percentages29%, 10.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(259.3, 73%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 84.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK57.2%, 84.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,856,749
CSS custom property--colour: #4A1BAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#B5E452
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7EAD1B
Analogous#1B35AD, #931BAD
Triadic#AD4A1B, #1BAD4A
Split complementary#AD931B, #35AD1B
Tetradic#AD1B35, #7EAD1B, #1BAD93
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G27
B173
Red74 (29%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue259.32°
Saturation (HSL)73%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 1B · B AD
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