#4b1197 Color Information

#4b1197 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #4b1197. In RGB, it consists of 29.4% Red, 6.7% Green, and 59.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 50.3% Cyan, 88.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 266.0°, with saturation of 79.8% and lightness of 32.9%. The decimal value for #4b1197 is 4919703, and its nearest "web safe" color is #330099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #4b1197 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#4b1197 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color75, 17, 151 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color29.4%, 6.7%, 59.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.706, 0.933, 0.408 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.503, 0.887, 0, 0.408 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color266.0°, 79.8%, 32.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color266.0°, 88.7%, 59.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color8.688, 4.131, 29.618 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color75, 17, 151 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4919703 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color24.100, 52.386, -60.448 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)24.100, 79.990, 310.913 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color24.100, 6.276, -73.703 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color20.325, 40.731, -72.169 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.205, 0.097, 4.131 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283109783 / 0xff4b1197 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#330099 Copy
Last Updated: December 24, 2024

Shades of #4b1197

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #4b1197, its pure hue is 266.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.8%, and its lightness is 32.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #4b1197, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #090213 to #420f84.

Tints of #4b1197

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #4b1197, its pure hue is 266.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.8%, and its lightness is 32.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #4b1197, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #622fa4 to #e9e1f2.

Tones of #4b1197

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #4b1197, its pure hue is 266.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #4b1197, which range from #545454 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #4900a8 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #4b1197

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #4b1197! For #4b1197, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #4b1197. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #4b1197

This color, #4b1197, consists of 29.4% Red, 6.7% Green, and 59.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 75, Green = 17, Blue = 151. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #4b1197 is 50.3% Cyan, 88.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R29.4%
C50.3%
G6.7%
M88.7%
B59.2%
Y0.0%
K40.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 75 17 151
Octal 113 21 227
Hexa #4b #11 #97
Binary 01001011 00010001 10010111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 50 88 0 40
Octal 62 130 0 50
Hexa #32 #58 #00 #28
Binary 00110010 01011000 00000000 00101000

Analogous Colors of #4b1197

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #4b1197 — which has hue 266.0° — its analogous colors are located at 236.0° and 296.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4b1197.

Triadic Colors of #4b1197

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #4b1197 — which has hue 266.0° — its triadic colors are located at 26.0° and 266.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4b1197.

Complementary Color of #4b1197

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #4b1197 — which has hue 266.0° — its complementary color is located at 86.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4b1197.

Split Complementary Colors of #4b1197

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #4b1197 — which has hue 266.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 56.0° and 266.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4b1197.

Tetradic Colors of #4b1197

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #4b1197 — which has hue 266.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 176.0°, 266.0°, 356.0°, and 86.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4b1197.

Monochromatic Colors of #4b1197

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #4b1197, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #260d47 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #6f0def (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #4b1197

We want to make getting started with #4b1197 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #4b1197 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #4b1197 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #4b1197 with other HTML elements.

#4b1197 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #4b1197.
<span style="color: #4b1197;">The color of this text is #4b1197.</span>

#4b1197 Background Color

The background color for this text is #4b1197.
<div style="background-color: #4b1197; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #4b1197.</div>

#4b1197 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #4b1197.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4b1197;">This color for the shadow of this text is #4b1197.</span>

#4b1197 Border Color

This is a div with border color #4b1197.
<div style="border: #4b1197 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #4b1197.</div>

#4b1197 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #4b1197 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4b1197; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4b1197 on a white background.</div></div>

#4b1197 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #4b1197 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4b1197; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4b1197 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #4b1197 to White

This is a gradient from #4b1197 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4b1197,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4b1197,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4b1197,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4b1197,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4b1197 to white.</div>

Gradient from #4b1197 to Black

This is a gradient from #4b1197 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4b1197,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4b1197,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4b1197,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4b1197,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4b1197 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #4b1197

In addition to using #4b1197 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #4b1197 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #4b1197, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 75, Green = 17, Blue = 151). If you need details about the color coordinates of #4b1197 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #4b1197
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(75, 17, 151)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #4b1197; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #4b1197; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #4b1197; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(75, 17, 151);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#4b1197")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:75, green:17, blue:151, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:75 green:17 blue:151 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(75f, 17f, 151f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(75, 17, 151);
 

#4b1197 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #4b1197 the same way. For those with color blindness, #4b1197 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #4b1197 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #4b1197 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #4b1197 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #4b1197 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #4b1197 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 11.5:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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