All About Color #4E3399

#4E3399

About #4E3399

#4E3399 is a medium purple color with the hex code #4E3399. In RGB it is red 78, green 51, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 50%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 49%, 67%, 0%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 9.30:1 on white and 2.26:1 on black.

#4E3399 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 33, 99
CMYK49.02%, 66.67%, 0.00%, 40.00%
RGB Decimal78, 51, 153
HSL256°, 50%, 40%
RGB Octal116, 63, 231
HSV (HSB)255.88°, 66.67%, 60.00%
RGB Binary1001110, 110011, 10011001
CIE-L*AB30.13, 37.82, -51.79
RGB Percent30.59%, 20.00%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH30.13, 64.13, 306.14
XYZ10.08, 6.29, 30.82
CIE-L*UV30.13, 2.71, -70.83
xyY0.21, 0.13, 6.29
Hunter-Lab25.07, 27.85, -55.32
RYB30.59%, 20.00%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E3399 on a dark background: contrast 2.26:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4E3399 on a light background: contrast 9.30:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E3399, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E3399 · #7B5EC9 · #2B1C54 · #7E9933 · #ADC95E

Analogous palette

#337E99 · #334B99 · #4E3399 · #813399 · #99337E

Triadic palette

#4E3399 · #994E33 · #33994E · #7B5EC9 · #C97B5E

Tetradic palette

#4E3399 · #99334B · #7E9933 · #339981 · #2B1C54

Monochromatic palette

#140D26 · #312060 · #4E3399 · #7153C6 · #A18CD9

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