All About Color #4E17B5

#4E17B5

About #4E17B5

#4E17B5 is a medium purple color with the hex code #4E17B5. In RGB it is red 78, green 23, blue 181; in HSL it is hue 261°, saturation 77%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 57%, 87%, 0%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 9.94:1 on white and 2.11:1 on black.

#4E17B5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 17, B5
CMYK56.91%, 87.29%, 0.00%, 29.02%
RGB Decimal78, 23, 181
HSL261°, 77%, 40%
RGB Octal116, 27, 265
HSV (HSB)260.89°, 87.29%, 70.98%
RGB Binary1001110, 10111, 10110101
CIE-L*AB28.30, 58.42, -71.68
RGB Percent30.59%, 9.02%, 70.98%
CIE-L*CH28.30, 92.47, 309.18
XYZ11.79, 5.57, 44.17
CIE-L*UV28.30, 3.36, -91.35
xyY0.19, 0.09, 5.57
Hunter-Lab23.60, 47.88, -94.46
RYB30.59%, 9.02%, 70.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E17B5 on a dark background: contrast 2.11:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4E17B5 on a light background: contrast 9.94:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E17B5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E17B5 · #7B41E6 · #2B0D63 · #7EB517 · #ADE641

Analogous palette

#177EB5 · #172FB5 · #4E17B5 · #9D17B5 · #B5177E

Triadic palette

#4E17B5 · #B54E17 · #17B54E · #7B41E6 · #E67B41

Tetradic palette

#4E17B5 · #B5172F · #7EB517 · #17B59D · #2B0D63

Monochromatic palette

#14062D · #310F71 · #4E17B5 · #7234E5 · #A178ED

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