All About Color #4E279B

#4E279B

About #4E279B

#4E279B is a dark purple color with the hex code #4E279B. In RGB it is red 78, green 39, blue 155; in HSL it is hue 260°, saturation 60%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 50%, 75%, 0%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 10.06:1 on white and 2.09:1 on black.

#4E279B Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 27, 9B
CMYK49.68%, 74.84%, 0.00%, 39.22%
RGB Decimal78, 39, 155
HSL260°, 60%, 38%
RGB Octal116, 47, 233
HSV (HSB)260.17°, 74.84%, 60.78%
RGB Binary1001110, 100111, 10011011
CIE-L*AB27.95, 44.91, -56.57
RGB Percent30.59%, 15.29%, 60.78%
CIE-L*CH27.95, 72.23, 308.44
XYZ9.78, 5.44, 31.54
CIE-L*UV27.95, 4.58, -74.55
xyY0.21, 0.12, 5.44
Hunter-Lab23.32, 34.09, -63.88
RYB30.59%, 15.29%, 60.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E279B on a dark background: contrast 2.09:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4E279B on a light background: contrast 10.06:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E279B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E279B · #784BD2 · #291452 · #749B27 · #A5D24B

Analogous palette

#27749B · #273A9B · #4E279B · #88279B · #9B2774

Triadic palette

#4E279B · #9B4E27 · #279B4E · #784BD2 · #D2784B

Tetradic palette

#4E279B · #9B273A · #749B27 · #279B88 · #291452

Monochromatic palette

#100821 · #2F175E · #4E279B · #6F3FCF · #9D7CDE

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