#4813AA Color

#4813AA is rgb(72, 19, 170) in RGB, hsl(261, 80%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 89%, 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 6.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4813AA

HEX#4813AA

RGBrgb(72, 19, 170)

HSLhsl(261, 80%, 37%)

HSVhsv(261, 89%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 89%, 0%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(38.8% 0.208 287.6)

LABlab(24.78% 49.56 -70.60)

LCHlch(24.78% 86.26 305.07)

What #4813AA 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 #4813AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 6.18 Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 9.83 Blue Ribbon#0B10A2ΔE 10.24 Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 11.08 Blue (Pantone)#0018A8ΔE 11.24 Duke Blue#00009CΔE 11.8

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#4813AA Channel Values

How #4813AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 72 · G 19 · B 170	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 261° · S 80% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 261° · S 89% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 58% · M 89% · Y 0% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.77:1 vs white · 1.95:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4813AA 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 text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4813AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4813AA; 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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Tints & Shades of #4813AA

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.

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How #4813AA 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#4813AA

Protanopia#2323AA

Protanomaly#351DAA

Deuteranopia#2D2DAA

Deuteranomaly#3925AA

Tritanopia#204343

Tritanomaly#34367A

Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

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Using #4813AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4813aa: #4813AA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4813AA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4813aa': '#4813AA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.075, blue: 0.667)

Android XML<color name="color_4813aa">#4813AA</color>

SVG fillfill="#4813AA"

More Purple Colors

#4813AA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#4813AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4813AA?

#4813AA is a dark purple — rgb(72, 19, 170) in RGB and hsl(261, 80%, 37%) 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 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #4813AA?

#4813AA is rgb(72, 19, 170) — red 72, green 19, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4813AA?

#4813AA converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 89%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4813AA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4813AA scores 10.77:1 against white and 1.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4813AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4813AA 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 13.27, which is visibly different.

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