Recognised as Colour
#4B0895
- #4B0895
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4B0895 is a violet with RGB values 75, 8, 149 and HSL 269°, 90%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4B0895#4B0895
HEX#4B0895
RGBrgb(75, 8, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.0314, 0.5843
RGB percentages29.4%, 3.1%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(268.5, 89.8%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.5, 94.6%, 58.4%)
CMYK49.7%, 94.6%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,917,397
CSS custom property--colour: #4B0895;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03839WCAG 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 11.88:1
Contrast with white11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#B4F76A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#529508
Analogous#080C95, #910895
Triadic#954B08, #08954B
Split complementary#959208, #0C9508
Tetradic#95080C, #529508, #089592
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R75
G8
B149
Red75 (29.4%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue268.51°
Saturation (HSL)89.81%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 08 · B 95
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