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#4607AB Color

#4607AB is rgb(70, 7, 171) in RGB, hsl(263, 92%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 96%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Websafe Indigo (#330099), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4607AB
HEX#4607AB
RGBrgb(70, 7, 171)
HSLhsl(263, 92%, 35%)
HSVhsv(263, 96%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 96%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(38.1% 0.215 287.1)
LABlab(23.62% 52.45 -73.14)
LCHlch(23.62% 90.00 305.64)

What #4607AB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4607AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#4607AB Channel Values

How #4607AB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 70 · G 7 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 92% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 96% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.18:1 vs white · 1.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4607AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4607AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4607AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #4607AB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4607AB.

How #4607AB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4607AB
Protanopia#1D1DAB
Protanomaly#3216AB
Deuteranopia#2828AB
Deuteranomaly#361FAB
Tritanopia#194141
Tritanomaly#31337A
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #4607AB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4607ab: #4607AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4607AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4607ab': '#4607AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.027, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_4607ab">#4607AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#4607AB"

More Purple Colors

#4607AB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4607AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4607AB?

#4607AB is a dark purple — rgb(70, 7, 171) in RGB and hsl(263, 92%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Websafe Indigo (#330099), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.73.

What is the RGB value of #4607AB?

#4607AB is rgb(70, 7, 171) — red 70, green 7, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4607AB?

#4607AB converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 96%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4607AB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4607AB scores 11.18:1 against white and 1.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4607AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4607AB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 14, which is visibly different.

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