All About Color #4E2178

#4E2178

About #4E2178

#4E2178 is a dark purple color with the hex code #4E2178. In RGB it is red 78, green 33, blue 120; in HSL it is hue 271°, saturation 57%, lightness 30%; in CMYK it is 35%, 73%, 0%, 53%. Its contrast ratio is 11.58:1 on white and 1.81:1 on black.

#4E2178 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 21, 78
CMYK35.00%, 72.50%, 0.00%, 52.94%
RGB Decimal78, 33, 120
HSL271°, 57%, 30%
RGB Octal116, 41, 170
HSV (HSB)271.03°, 72.50%, 47.06%
RGB Binary1001110, 100001, 1111000
CIE-L*AB23.88, 38.44, -41.37
RGB Percent30.59%, 12.94%, 47.06%
CIE-L*CH23.88, 56.47, 312.90
XYZ7.08, 4.06, 18.18
CIE-L*UV23.88, 10.27, -52.76
xyY0.24, 0.14, 4.06
Hunter-Lab20.16, 27.38, -39.36
RYB30.59%, 12.94%, 47.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E2178 on a dark background: contrast 1.81:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4E2178 on a light background: contrast 11.58:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E2178, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E2178 · #7D35C0 · #1F0D30 · #4B7821 · #78C035

Analogous palette

#214B78 · #222178 · #4E2178 · #782177 · #78214B

Triadic palette

#4E2178 · #784E21 · #21784E · #7D35C0 · #C07D35

Tetradic palette

#4E2178 · #782221 · #4B7821 · #217778 · #1F0D30

Monochromatic palette

#0D0514 · #27103C · #4E2178 · #7531B4 · #9B5FD3

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