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#4B25BB Color

#4B25BB is rgb(75, 37, 187) in RGB, hsl(255, 67%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 80%, 0%, 27%) 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 7.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4B25BB
HEX#4B25BB
RGBrgb(75, 37, 187)
HSLhsl(255, 67%, 44%)
HSVhsv(255, 80%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 80%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(42.5% 0.213 284.3)
LABlab(29.17% 46.99 -73.48)
LCHlch(29.17% 87.22 302.60)

What #4B25BB 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 #4B25BB, 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.

#4B25BB Channel Values

How #4B25BB 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 75 · G 37 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 67% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 80% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 80% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.2:1 vs white · 2.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4B25BB 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 text9.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4B25BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4B25BB; 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 #4B25BB

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4B25BB.

How #4B25BB 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#4B25BB
Protanopia#2E2EBB
Protanomaly#3C2BBB
Deuteranopia#3535BB
Deuteranomaly#3F2FBB
Tritanopia#184F4F
Tritanomaly#344288
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4B25BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4b25bb: #4B25BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4B25BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4b25bb': '#4B25BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.145, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_4b25bb">#4B25BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#4B25BB"

More Purple Colors

#4B25BB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4B25BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4B25BB?

#4B25BB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(75, 37, 187) in RGB and hsl(255, 67%, 44%) 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 7.79.

What is the RGB value of #4B25BB?

#4B25BB is rgb(75, 37, 187) — red 75, green 37, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4B25BB?

#4B25BB converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 80%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4B25BB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4B25BB scores 9.2:1 against white and 2.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4B25BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4B25BB 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 16.67, which is visibly different.

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