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#4A03CE Color

#4A03CE is rgb(74, 3, 206) in RGB, hsl(261, 97%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 99%, 0%, 19%) 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 9.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4A03CE
HEX#4A03CE
RGBrgb(74, 3, 206)
HSLhsl(261, 97%, 41%)
HSVhsv(261, 99%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 99%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(42.4% 0.25 282.6)
LABlab(27.66% 60.43 -87.14)
LCHlch(27.66% 106.04 304.74)

What #4A03CE 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 #4A03CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 9.68Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 14.48Han Purple#5218FAΔE 16.13Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 16.44Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 17.76Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 17.92

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

#4A03CE Channel Values

How #4A03CE 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 74 · G 3 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 97% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 99% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.57:1 vs white · 2.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4A03CE 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 text9.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4A03CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4A03CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4A03CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4A03CE
Complementary
#87CE03
Analogous
#0322CE
Analogous
#B003CE
Triadic
#CE4A03
Triadic
#03CE4A
Split comp.
#CEB003
Split comp.
#22CE03

Tints & Shades of #4A03CE

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

#5904F6
#7127FC
#8C4FFC
#A97CFD
#C4A5FE
#DECDFE

Shades

#4103B5
#360297
#2D027E
#240264
#1B014B
#10012D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4A03CE.

How #4A03CE 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#4A03CE
Protanopia#1D1DCE
Protanomaly#3416CE
Deuteranopia#2A2ACE
Deuteranomaly#3920CE
Tritanopia#004F4F
Tritanomaly#283E94
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #4A03CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4a03ce: #4A03CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4A03CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4a03ce': '#4A03CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.012, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_4a03ce">#4A03CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#4A03CE"

More Purple Colors

#4A03CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4A03CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4A03CE?

#4A03CE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(74, 3, 206) in RGB and hsl(261, 97%, 41%) 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 9.68.

What is the RGB value of #4A03CE?

#4A03CE is rgb(74, 3, 206) — red 74, green 3, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4A03CE?

#4A03CE converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 99%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4A03CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4A03CE scores 9.57:1 against white and 2.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4A03CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4A03CE 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 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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