Recognised as Colour
#4E2AB5
- #4E2AB5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#4E2AB5 is a violet with RGB values 78, 42, 181 and HSL 256°, 62%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#4E2AB5#4E2AB5
HEX#4E2AB5
RGBrgb(78, 42, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1647, 0.7098
RGB percentages30.6%, 16.5%, 71%
HSLhsl(255.5, 62.3%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.5, 76.8%, 71%)
CMYK56.9%, 76.8%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,122,741
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2AB5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#B1D54A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#91B52A
Analogous#2A4CB5, #932AB5
Triadic#B54E2A, #2AB54E
Split complementary#B5942A, #4CB52A
Tetradic#B52A4C, #91B52A, #2AB593
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G42
B181
Red78 (30.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue255.54°
Saturation (HSL)62.33%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 2A · B B5
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