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#4913DD Color

#4913DD is rgb(73, 19, 221) in RGB, hsl(256, 84%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 91%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4913DD
HEX#4913DD
RGBrgb(73, 19, 221)
HSLhsl(256, 84%, 47%)
HSVhsv(256, 91%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 91%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(44.6% 0.26 279.7)
LABlab(30.24% 60.34 -91.52)
LCHlch(30.24% 109.62 303.40)

What #4913DD 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 #4913DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 8.7Han Purple#5218FAΔE 11.51Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 12.06Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 16.35Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 16.99Near Violet#8000FFΔE 17.45

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

#4913DD Channel Values

How #4913DD 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 73 · G 19 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 84% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 91% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.68:1 vs white · 2.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4913DD 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 text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4913DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4913DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4913DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4913DD
Complementary
#A7DD13
Analogous
#1342DD
Analogous
#AE13DD
Triadic
#DD4913
Triadic
#13DD49
Split comp.
#DDAE13
Split comp.
#42DD13

Tints & Shades of #4913DD

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

#5C27EC
#784DEF
#916EF2
#AA8EF5
#C3AFF8
#DFD5FB

Shades

#4011C0
#360EA4
#2D0C88
#220967
#19074B
#10042F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4913DD.

How #4913DD 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#4913DD
Protanopia#2323DD
Protanomaly#361EDD
Deuteranopia#2D2DDD
Deuteranomaly#3A25DD
Tritanopia#005858
Tritanomaly#1C469F
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

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Using #4913DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4913dd: #4913DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4913DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4913dd': '#4913DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.075, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_4913dd">#4913DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#4913DD"

More Purple Colors

#4913DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#4913DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4913DD?

#4913DD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(73, 19, 221) in RGB and hsl(256, 84%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.7.

What is the RGB value of #4913DD?

#4913DD is rgb(73, 19, 221) — red 73, green 19, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4913DD?

#4913DD converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 91%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4913DD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4913DD scores 8.68:1 against white and 2.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4913DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4913DD 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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