#4C1D95 color
The swatch above shows #4C1D95 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#4C1D95 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the CSS named color rebeccapurple (#663399).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: violet-900. That means you can write bg-violet-900 or text-violet-900 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #4C1D95 |
| RGB | rgb(76, 29, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 67%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49%, 81%, 0%, 42%) |
| Decimal | 4988309 |
| CSS | color: #4C1D95; |
| Android | 0xFF4C1D95 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.114, blue: 0.584, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #4C1D95 | 10.95:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #4C1D95 | 1.92:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #4C1D95
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #4C1D95 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #4C1D95
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #4C1D95 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #4C1D95; background-color: #4C1D95; }
.element { color: rgb(76 29 149); }
.element { color: hsl(264 67% 35%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-violet-900 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #4C1D95;Frequently asked questions
What color is #4C1D95?
#4C1D95 is a dark, vivid violet. Its hue sits at 264° on the color wheel, with 67% saturation and 35% lightness.
What is #4C1D95 in RGB?
#4C1D95 converts to rgb(76, 29, 149) — 76 red, 29 green and 149 blue.
What is #4C1D95 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(49%, 81%, 0%, 42%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #4C1D95 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (10.95:1 versus 1.92:1).
What is the complementary color of #4C1D95?
#65951D — the hue directly opposite #4C1D95 on the color wheel.