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#461EBE Color

#461EBE is rgb(70, 30, 190) in RGB, hsl(255, 73%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 84%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#461EBE
HEX#461EBE
RGBrgb(70, 30, 190)
HSLhsl(255, 73%, 43%)
HSVhsv(255, 84%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 84%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(41.7% 0.223 282.3)
LABlab(27.89% 49.89 -77.39)
LCHlch(27.89% 92.08 302.81)

What #461EBE 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 #461EBE, 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.

#461EBE Channel Values

How #461EBE 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 30 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 73% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 84% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.59:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #461EBE 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 text9.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #461EBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #461EBE; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #461EBE

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 #461EBE.

How #461EBE 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#461EBE
Protanopia#2828BE
Protanomaly#3624BE
Deuteranopia#2F2FBE
Deuteranomaly#3A29BE
Tritanopia#004E4E
Tritanomaly#2A4089
Achromatopsia#454545

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #461EBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-461ebe: #461EBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #461EBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-461ebe': '#461EBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.118, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_461ebe">#461EBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#461EBE"

More Purple Colors

#461EBE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#461EBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #461EBE?

#461EBE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(70, 30, 190) in RGB and hsl(255, 73%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.12.

What is the RGB value of #461EBE?

#461EBE is rgb(70, 30, 190) — red 70, green 30, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #461EBE?

#461EBE converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 84%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #461EBE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #461EBE scores 9.59:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #461EBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #461EBE 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 17.29, which is visibly different.

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