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#4900cd

a dark, electric violet · warm · closest name: blue

RGB
73, 0, 205
HSL
261°, 100%, 40%
CMYK
64, 100, 0, 20
Luminance
0.0582

Every format

HEX#4900cd
RGBrgb(73, 0, 205)
HSLhsl(261, 100%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 100%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(29.0 68.8 -84.7)
LCHlch(29.0 109.1 309.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.420 0.250 282.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4900cd;
background-color: #4900cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4900cd] bg-[#4900cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4900cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.286, green: 0.000, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4900cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4900cd on white: 9.70:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4900cd on black: 2.16:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.6%
Green0.0%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan64.4%
Magenta100.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#4900cd text on a black background

contrast 2.16:1

Card sample

#4900cd text on a white background

contrast 9.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4900cd;
Background color
Panel with #4900cd background
background-color: #4900cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4900cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(73, 0, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(73, 0, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4900cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4900cd, #CD00C8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4900cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #4900cd in the Color Lab