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#4805FF Color

#4805FF is rgb(72, 5, 255) in RGB, hsl(256, 100%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 98%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo (Color Wheel) (#4000FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4805FF
HEX#4805FF
RGBrgb(72, 5, 255)
HSLhsl(256, 100%, 51%)
HSVhsv(256, 98%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 98%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(48.1% 0.298 276)
LABlab(33.16% 69.50 -105.93)
LCHlch(33.16% 126.69 303.27)

What #4805FF 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 #4805FF, 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.

#4805FF Channel Values

How #4805FF 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 72 · G 5 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 100% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 98% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.66:1 vs white · 2.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4805FF 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 text7.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4805FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4805FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4805FF; 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 #4805FF

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 #4805FF.

How #4805FF 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#4805FF
Protanopia#1D1DFF
Protanomaly#3316FF
Deuteranopia#2929FF
Deuteranomaly#3820FF
Tritanopia#006464
Tritanomaly#004EB8
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4805FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4805ff: #4805FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4805FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4805ff': '#4805FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.020, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_4805ff">#4805FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#4805FF"

More Purple Colors

#4805FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4805FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4805FF?

#4805FF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(72, 5, 255) in RGB and hsl(256, 100%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo (Color Wheel) (#4000FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.79.

What is the RGB value of #4805FF?

#4805FF is rgb(72, 5, 255) — red 72, green 5, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4805FF?

#4805FF converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 98%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4805FF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4805FF scores 7.66:1 against white and 2.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4805FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4805FF 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 blue (#0000FF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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