Recognised as Colour
#4B0095
- #4B0095
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4B0095 is a violet with RGB values 75, 0, 149 and HSL 270°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4B0095#4B0095
HEX#4B0095
RGBrgb(75, 0, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0, 0.5843
RGB percentages29.4%, 0%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(270.2, 100%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 100%, 58.4%)
CMYK49.7%, 100%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,915,349
CSS custom property--colour: #4B0095;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.12:1
Contrast with white12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#B4FF6A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A9500
Analogous#000095, #950095
Triadic#954B00, #00954B
Split complementary#959500, #009501
Tetradic#950000, #4A9500, #009595
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R75
G0
B149
Red75 (29.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue270.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 00 · B 95
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