What color is #4E15B9?

#4E15B9 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E15B9?

The RGB value is 78, 21, 185: 78 red, 21 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E15B9?

The complementary color is #80B915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E15B9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E15B9 color

#4E15B9 rgb(78, 21, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E15B9 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 8.2% green and 72.5% blue (78, 21, 185).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 80% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears (#5511CC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#4E15B9 color codes

HEX	`#4E15B9`
RGB	`rgb(78, 21, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 8.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 80%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 89%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 89%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.53, 60.02, -73.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.53, 95.02, 309.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.164, 5.658, 46.341)`
Decimal	`5117369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E15B9, 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 #4E15B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E15B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #4E15B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e15b9; }
.text { color: #4e15b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e15b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 21 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e15b9, #a015b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Blue.

Questions

What color is #4E15B9?: #4E15B9 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E15B9?: The RGB value is 78, 21, 185: 78 red, 21 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E15B9?: The complementary color is #80B915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E15B9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.