#4900A8
A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkblue.
About #4900A8
When working with digital screens, the color #4900A8 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(73, 0, 168).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 57% cyan and 100% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#4900A8
RGB73, 0, 168
HSL266.1°, 100.0%, 32.9%
CMYK57%, 100%, 0%, 34%
HSV266.1°, 100.0%, 65.9%
LAB24.5, 60.2, -70.2
XYZ9.8, 4.2, 37.3
Decimal4784296
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
11.36:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.85:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.57:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #4900A8;
}
.text-color {
color: #4900A8;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #4900A8;
}