Recognised as Colour
#4E119C
- #4E119C
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4E119C is a violet with RGB values 78, 17, 156 and HSL 266°, 80%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4E119C#4E119C
HEX#4E119C
RGBrgb(78, 17, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0667, 0.6118
RGB percentages30.6%, 6.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(266.3, 80.3%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 89.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK50%, 89.1%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,116,316
CSS custom property--colour: #4E119C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#B1EE63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F9C11
Analogous#111A9C, #94119C
Triadic#9C4E11, #119C4E
Split complementary#9C9411, #199C11
Tetradic#9C111A, #5F9C11, #119C94
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G17
B156
Red78 (30.6%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue266.33°
Saturation (HSL)80.35%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 11 · B 9C
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