Colour
#4C1289
- #4C1289
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4C1289 is a violet with RGB values 76, 18, 137 and HSL 269°, 77%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4C1289#4C1289
HEX#4C1289
RGBrgb(76, 18, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0706, 0.5373
RGB percentages29.8%, 7.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(269.2, 76.8%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 86.9%, 53.7%)
CMYK44.5%, 86.9%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,985,481
CSS custom property--colour: #4C1289;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#B3ED76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F8912
Analogous#121389, #881289
Triadic#894C12, #12894C
Split complementary#898712, #148912
Tetradic#891213, #4F8912, #128988
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R76
G18
B137
Red76 (29.8%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue269.24°
Saturation (HSL)76.77%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 12 · B 89
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