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#4F1C97 Color

#4F1C97 is rgb(79, 28, 151) in RGB, hsl(265, 69%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 81%, 0%, 41%) 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 7.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F1C97
HEX#4F1C97
RGBrgb(79, 28, 151)
HSLhsl(265, 69%, 35%)
HSVhsv(265, 81%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 81%, 0%, 41%)
OKLCHoklch(38.4% 0.182 295)
LABlab(25.10% 43.47 -58.49)
LCHlch(25.10% 72.87 306.62)

What #4F1C97 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 #4F1C97, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 7.02Indigo#4B0082ΔE 7.71Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 9.65Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 11.89Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 13.97KSU Purple#512888ΔE 14.02

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

#4F1C97 Channel Values

How #4F1C97 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 28 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 69% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 81% · V 59%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 41%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.79:1 vs white · 1.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F1C97 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 text10.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4F1C97

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F1C97; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4F1C97
Complementary
#64971C
Analogous
#1C2697
Analogous
#8D1C97
Triadic
#974F1C
Triadic
#1C974F
Split comp.
#978D1C
Split comp.
#26971C

Tints & Shades of #4F1C97

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

#6323BE
#7934DA
#935BE1
#AD82E8
#C6A9EF
#E0D0F6

Shades

#461986
#3B1570
#32115F
#260D49
#1D0A38
#120622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4F1C97.

How #4F1C97 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#4F1C97
Protanopia#2A2A97
Protanomaly#3C2597
Deuteranopia#333397
Deuteranomaly#402C97
Tritanopia#393F3F
Tritanomaly#43346D
Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

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Using #4F1C97 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4f1c97: #4F1C97;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F1C97;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f1c97': '#4F1C97' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.110, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_4f1c97">#4F1C97</color>
SVG fillfill="#4F1C97"

More Purple Colors

#4F1C97 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4F1C97 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F1C97?

#4F1C97 is a dark purple — rgb(79, 28, 151) in RGB and hsl(265, 69%, 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 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #4F1C97?

#4F1C97 is rgb(79, 28, 151) — red 79, green 28, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F1C97?

#4F1C97 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 81%, 0%, 41%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F1C97 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4F1C97 scores 10.79:1 against white and 1.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F1C97 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F1C97 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 7.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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