Recognised as Colour
#4E1FA0
- #4E1FA0
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4E1FA0 is a violet with RGB values 78, 31, 160 and HSL 262°, 68%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4E1FA0#4E1FA0
HEX#4E1FA0
RGBrgb(78, 31, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1216, 0.6275
RGB percentages30.6%, 12.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(261.9, 67.5%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 80.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK51.2%, 80.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,119,904
CSS custom property--colour: #4E1FA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B1E05F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#71A01F
Analogous#1F30A0, #8F1FA0
Triadic#A04E1F, #1FA04E
Split complementary#A08E1F, #31A01F
Tetradic#A01F30, #71A01F, #1FA08F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G31
B160
Red78 (30.6%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue261.86°
Saturation (HSL)67.54%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 1F · B A0
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