Colour
#4C1EA1
- #4C1EA1
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4C1EA1 is a violet with RGB values 76, 30, 161 and HSL 261°, 69%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4C1EA1#4C1EA1
HEX#4C1EA1
RGBrgb(76, 30, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1176, 0.6314
RGB percentages29.8%, 11.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(261.1, 68.6%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 81.4%, 63.1%)
CMYK52.8%, 81.4%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,988,577
CSS custom property--colour: #4C1EA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#B3E15E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#73A11E
Analogous#1E32A1, #8D1EA1
Triadic#A14C1E, #1EA14C
Split complementary#A18D1E, #32A11E
Tetradic#A11E32, #73A11E, #1EA18D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R76
G30
B161
Red76 (29.8%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue261.07°
Saturation (HSL)68.59%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 1E · B A1
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