Information about #4D1178 color

#4D1178 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4D1178 falls into the Violet Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(77, 17, 120) — 30.2% red, 6.7% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 17 / 40 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored blue-purple violet, #4D1178 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Metallic Purple (#520E7D). Slightly further away sit Purple Monster (#461B7E) and Purple Iris (#571B7E).

The recipe behind #4D1178 is rgb(77, 17, 120), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4D1178 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4D1178 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4D1178 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4D1178

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4D1178
  • RGB77, 17, 120
  • CMYK17, 40, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(77, 17, 120)
  • HSL275°, 75%, 27%
  • HSL Precise274.951°, 75.182%, 26.863%
  • HSV275°, 86%, 47%
  • HSB275°, 86%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.302, 0.067, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.302, 0.067, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.302, 0.067, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4D1178
  • DECIMAL ID5050744
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01