All About Color #4E3B87

#4E3B87

About #4E3B87

#4E3B87 is a dark purple color with the hex code #4E3B87. In RGB it is red 78, green 59, blue 135; in HSL it is hue 255°, saturation 39%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 42%, 56%, 0%, 47%. Its contrast ratio is 9.13:1 on white and 2.30:1 on black.

#4E3B87 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 3B, 87
CMYK42.22%, 56.30%, 0.00%, 47.06%
RGB Decimal78, 59, 135
HSL255°, 39%, 38%
RGB Octal116, 73, 207
HSV (HSB)255.00°, 56.30%, 52.94%
RGB Binary1001110, 111011, 10000111
CIE-L*AB30.63, 27.56, -39.90
RGB Percent30.59%, 23.14%, 52.94%
CIE-L*CH30.63, 48.49, 304.63
XYZ9.08, 6.50, 23.70
CIE-L*UV30.63, 2.64, -55.41
xyY0.23, 0.17, 6.50
Hunter-Lab25.49, 18.97, -37.28
RYB30.59%, 23.14%, 52.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E3B87 on a dark background: contrast 2.30:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4E3B87 on a light background: contrast 9.13:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E3B87, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E3B87 · #7963BB · #291F47 · #74873B · #A5BB63

Analogous palette

#3B7487 · #3B4E87 · #4E3B87 · #743B87 · #873B74

Triadic palette

#4E3B87 · #874E3B · #3B874E · #7963BB · #BB7963

Tetradic palette

#4E3B87 · #873B4E · #74873B · #3B8774 · #291F47

Monochromatic palette

#100C1C · #2F2452 · #4E3B87 · #7058B6 · #9D8ECD

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