What color is #4B18B0?

#4B18B0 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Galactic Highway. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B18B0?

The RGB value is 75, 24, 176: 75 red, 24 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B18B0?

The complementary color is #7DB018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B18B0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B18B0 color

#4B18B0 rgb(75, 24, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B18B0 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 9.4% green and 69% blue (75, 24, 176).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 76% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Highway (#3311BB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#4B18B0 color codes

HEX	`#4B18B0`
RGB	`rgb(75, 24, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 9.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 76%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 86%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 86%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.53, 56.51, -69.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.53, 89.94, 308.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.062, 5.283, 41.503)`
Decimal	`4921520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B18B0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4B18B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B18B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4B18B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b18b0; }
.text { color: #4b18b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b18b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 24 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b18b0, #9718b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Blue.

Questions

What color is #4B18B0?: #4B18B0 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Galactic Highway. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B18B0?: The RGB value is 75, 24, 176: 75 red, 24 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B18B0?: The complementary color is #7DB018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B18B0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.