What color is #4E00AF?

#4E00AF is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E00AF?

The RGB value is 78, 0, 175: 78 red, 0 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E00AF?

The complementary color is #61AF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E00AF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E00AF color

#4E00AF rgb(78, 0, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E00AF is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 0% green and 68.6% blue (78, 0, 175).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Space Battle Blue (#440099), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#4E00AF color codes

HEX	`#4E00AF`
RGB	`rgb(78, 0, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 0%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 100%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 100%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, 62.13, -72.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 95.13, 310.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.877, 4.714, 40.886)`
Decimal	`5111983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E00AF, 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 #4E00AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E00AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #4E00AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e00af; }
.text { color: #4e00af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e00af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 0 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e00af, #a600af); }

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Questions

What color is #4E00AF?: #4E00AF is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E00AF?: The RGB value is 78, 0, 175: 78 red, 0 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E00AF?: The complementary color is #61AF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E00AF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.