Colour
#4E1189
- #4E1189
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4E1189 is a violet with RGB values 78, 17, 137 and HSL 271°, 78%, 30%. 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
#4E1189#4E1189
HEX#4E1189
RGBrgb(78, 17, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0667, 0.5373
RGB percentages30.6%, 6.7%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(270.5, 77.9%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 87.6%, 53.7%)
CMYK43.1%, 87.6%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,116,297
CSS custom property--colour: #4E1189;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#B1EE76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.9:1WCAG 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#4C8911
Analogous#121189, #891188
Triadic#894E11, #11894E
Split complementary#888911, #118912
Tetradic#891211, #4C8911, #118889
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G17
B137
Red78 (30.6%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue270.5°
Saturation (HSL)77.92%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 11 · B 89
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