Colour
#4B1995
- #4B1995
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4B1995 is a violet with RGB values 75, 25, 149 and HSL 264°, 71%, 34%. 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
#4B1995#4B1995
HEX#4B1995
RGBrgb(75, 25, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.098, 0.5843
RGB percentages29.4%, 9.8%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(264.2, 71.3%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.2, 83.2%, 58.4%)
CMYK49.7%, 83.2%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,921,749
CSS custom property--colour: #4B1995;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#B4E66A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.22:1WCAG 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#639519
Analogous#192595, #891995
Triadic#954B19, #19954B
Split complementary#958919, #259519
Tetradic#951925, #639519, #199589
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R75
G25
B149
Red75 (29.4%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue264.19°
Saturation (HSL)71.26%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 19 · B 95
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