Recognised as Colour
#4C1790
- #4C1790
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4C1790 is a violet with RGB values 76, 23, 144 and HSL 266°, 72%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4C1790#4C1790
HEX#4C1790
RGBrgb(76, 23, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0902, 0.5647
RGB percentages29.8%, 9%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(266.3, 72.5%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 84%, 56.5%)
CMYK47.2%, 84%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,986,768
CSS custom property--colour: #4C1790;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.46:1
Contrast with white11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#B3E86F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B9017
Analogous#171E90, #881790
Triadic#904C17, #17904C
Split complementary#908917, #1E9017
Tetradic#90171E, #5B9017, #179089
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R76
G23
B144
Red76 (29.8%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue266.28°
Saturation (HSL)72.46%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 17 · B 90
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