#4916B6

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #4916B6

When working with digital screens, the color #4916B6 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(73, 22, 182).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 60% cyan and 88% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 259.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4916B6
RGB73, 22, 182
HSL259.1°, 78.4%, 40.0%
CMYK60%, 88%, 0%, 29%
HSV259.1°, 87.9%, 71.4%
LAB27.8, 58.5, -73.2
XYZ11.5, 5.4, 44.7
Decimal4789942

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.13:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.07:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.76:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4916B6; }
.text-color { color: #4916B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #4916B6; }

Similar Colors

Darkblue
#00008B