#4D179A Color

#4D179A is rgb(77, 23, 154) in RGB, hsl(265, 74%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 85%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4D179A

HEX#4D179A

RGBrgb(77, 23, 154)

HSLhsl(265, 74%, 35%)

HSVhsv(265, 85%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 85%, 0%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(38% 0.189 293.6)

LABlab(24.40% 45.64 -61.49)

LCHlch(24.40% 76.58 306.59)

What #4D179A 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 #4D179A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 7.2 Indigo#4B0082ΔE 8.71 Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 11.12 Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.35 Phthalo Blue#000F89ΔE 14.09 Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 14.33

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#4D179A Channel Values

How #4D179A 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 77 · G 23 · B 154	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 265° · S 74% · L 35%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 265° · S 85% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 50% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.03:1 vs white · 1.9:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4D179A 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 text11.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4D179A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4D179A; 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 #4D179A

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 #4D179A 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#4D179A

Protanopia#26269A

Protanomaly#39219A

Deuteranopia#31319A

Deuteranomaly#3E289A

Tritanopia#343E3E

Tritanomaly#3F326F

Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

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Using #4D179A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4d179a: #4D179A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4D179A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4d179a': '#4D179A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.090, blue: 0.604)

Android XML<color name="color_4d179a">#4D179A</color>

SVG fillfill="#4D179A"

More Purple Colors

#4D179A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

50289f 4c2882 512888 4c2673 5218fa 4b0082 541490 4a1863 563c5c 470659 58427c 470066 5f4b8b 6e00c0 8100b8 9457eb 9e7bb5 ad34cb bd24ff cc99ff ddd2f4 f2dff7 220b2d 341146

#4D179A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4D179A?

#4D179A is a dark purple — rgb(77, 23, 154) in RGB and hsl(265, 74%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.2.

What is the RGB value of #4D179A?

#4D179A is rgb(77, 23, 154) — red 77, green 23, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4D179A?

#4D179A converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 85%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4D179A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4D179A scores 11.03:1 against white and 1.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4D179A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4D179A 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 indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 8.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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