Purple Navy (#4E5180)

The hex code for Purple Navy is #4E5180. It is rgb(78, 81, 128) in RGB, hsl(236, 24%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 37%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK — a mid-tone blue. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4E5180

HEX#4E5180

RGBrgb(78, 81, 128)

HSLhsl(236, 24%, 40%)

HSVhsv(236, 39%, 50%)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 37%, 0%, 50%)

OKLCHoklch(45.3% 0.076 280.1)

LABlab(35.80% 8.31 -27.22)

LCHlch(35.80% 28.47 286.98)

Colors Closest to Purple Navy

Purple Navy is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.14 Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 9.39 Metallic Blue#32527BΔE 10.38 Independence#4C516DΔE 11.47 Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 12.27 Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 13.07

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#4E5180 Channel Values

How Purple Navy 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 78 · G 81 · B 128	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 236° · S 24% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 236° · S 39% · V 50%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 39% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 50%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.47:1 vs white · 2.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Purple Navy 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 text7.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Purple Navy

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Purple Navy; 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 Purple Navy

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 Purple Navy 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#4E5180

Protanopia#505080

Protanomaly#505180

Deuteranopia#505080

Deuteranomaly#4F5080

Tritanopia#455959

Tritanomaly#49566B

Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #4E5180 in Code

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

CSS custom property--purple-navy: #4E5180;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4E5180;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'purple-navy': '#4E5180' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.318, blue: 0.502)

Android XML<color name="purple_navy">#4E5180</color>

SVG fillfill="#4E5180"

More Blue Colors

Purple Navy sits in the bluefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

4f39f6 4e3cc3 4f69c6 4d4dff 4f86f7 4c516d 5072a7 4b9cd3 51a2ff 4b61d1 525e6b 4b4bd8 6495ed 7b7be5 9999eb bbbbf2 d6ebff f5f5ff 0000f5 0070b8 0d0d3b 191970 263c5a 352d67

#4E5180 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Purple Navy?

The hex code for Purple Navy is #4E5180. That is rgb(78, 81, 128) in RGB, hsl(236, 24%, 40%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(39%, 37%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #4E5180?

#4E5180 is rgb(78, 81, 128) — red 78, green 81, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4E5180?

#4E5180 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 37%, 0%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4E5180 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4E5180 scores 7.47:1 against white and 2.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4E5180 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4E5180 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 21.04, which is visibly different.

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