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#4F1985 Color

#4F1985 is rgb(79, 25, 133) in RGB, hsl(270, 68%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 81%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is KSU Purple (#512888), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F1985
HEX#4F1985
RGBrgb(79, 25, 133)
HSLhsl(270, 68%, 31%)
HSVhsv(270, 81%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 81%, 0%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(36.4% 0.165 300.8)
LABlab(23.20% 41.00 -50.43)
LCHlch(23.20% 65.00 309.11)

What #4F1985 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 #4F1985, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

KSU Purple#512888ΔE 7.34Indigo#4B0082ΔE 7.95Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 8.45Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.94Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 10.07Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 10.37

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

#4F1985 Channel Values

How #4F1985 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 79 · G 25 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 68% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 81% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.6:1 vs white · 1.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F1985 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 text11.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4F1985 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4F1985

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F1985; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4F1985
Complementary
#4F8519
Analogous
#191985
Analogous
#851985
Triadic
#854F19
Triadic
#19854F
Split comp.
#858519
Split comp.
#198519

Tints & Shades of #4F1985

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

#6921B0
#7F29D6
#9954DE
#B07AE6
#C9A5EE
#E0CCF5

Shades

#451674
#3B1363
#301051
#290D45
#1F0A33
#140722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4F1985.

How #4F1985 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#4F1985
Protanopia#282885
Protanomaly#3B2385
Deuteranopia#323285
Deuteranomaly#402A85
Tritanopia#3F3737
Tritanomaly#462D60
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4F1985 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4f1985: #4F1985;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F1985;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f1985': '#4F1985' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.098, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_4f1985">#4F1985</color>
SVG fillfill="#4F1985"

More Purple Colors

#4F1985 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4F1985 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F1985?

#4F1985 is a dark purple — rgb(79, 25, 133) in RGB and hsl(270, 68%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is KSU Purple (#512888), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.34.

What is the RGB value of #4F1985?

#4F1985 is rgb(79, 25, 133) — red 79, green 25, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F1985?

#4F1985 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 81%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F1985 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4F1985 scores 11.6:1 against white and 1.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F1985 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F1985 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 7.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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