Recognised as Colour
#4E1694
- #4E1694
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4E1694 is a violet with RGB values 78, 22, 148 and HSL 267°, 74%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4E1694#4E1694
HEX#4E1694
RGBrgb(78, 22, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0863, 0.5804
RGB percentages30.6%, 8.6%, 58%
HSLhsl(266.7, 74.1%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 85.1%, 58%)
CMYK47.3%, 85.1%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,117,588
CSS custom property--colour: #4E1694;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#B1E96B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C9416
Analogous#161D94, #8D1694
Triadic#944E16, #16944E
Split complementary#948D16, #1D9416
Tetradic#94161D, #5C9416, #16948D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G22
B148
Red78 (30.6%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)74.12%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 16 · B 94
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