Colour
#4E1FA2
- #4E1FA2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4E1FA2 is a violet with RGB values 78, 31, 162 and HSL 262°, 68%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4E1FA2#4E1FA2
HEX#4E1FA2
RGBrgb(78, 31, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1216, 0.6353
RGB percentages30.6%, 12.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(261.5, 67.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 80.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK51.9%, 80.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,119,906
CSS custom property--colour: #4E1FA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B1E05D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#73A21F
Analogous#1F31A2, #901FA2
Triadic#A24E1F, #1FA24E
Split complementary#A2901F, #31A21F
Tetradic#A21F31, #73A21F, #1FA290
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G31
B162
Red78 (30.6%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue261.53°
Saturation (HSL)67.88%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 1F · B A2
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