Color

#4C19E5

Vivid cool violet. Nearest reference color: Ultramarine.

RGB

0–255

229

CMYK

0–100%

66.81%

89.08%

10.2%

RGB describes how #4C19E5 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 76, green 25 and blue 229.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 66.81%, magenta 89.08%, yellow 0% and black 10.2%.

HSL values

H 255° S 80.31% L 49.8%

In the HSL color model, #4C19E5 has a hue of 255°, 80.31% saturation and 49.8% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#4C19E5 is a medium, cool violet with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #4C19E5 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #4C19E5

RGB rgb(76, 25, 229)

HSL hsl(255 80.31% 49.8%)

OKLCH oklch(0.461324 0.265191 279.5406)

CSS --color: #4C19E5;

Tints of #4C19E5

Tints are lighter variations of #4C19E5. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#EBEDFF #BAC1FF #8E93FF #685CFF #4C19E5

Shades of #4C19E5

Shades are darker variations of #4C19E5. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#4C19E5 #3900B4 #25007F #13004D #040021

Tones of #4C19E5

Tones reduce the chroma of #4C19E5, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#4C19E5 #4A39C8 #4B48AA #4E518D #53566F

Tonal range of #4C19E5

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #4C19E5 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#EBEDFF #BAC1FF #8E93FF #685CFF #4C19E5 #3900B4 #25007F #13004D #040021

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #EBEDFF;
    --color-200: #BAC1FF;
    --color-300: #8E93FF;
    --color-400: #685CFF;
    --color-500: #4C19E5;
    --color-600: #3900B4;
    --color-700: #25007F;
    --color-800: #13004D;
    --color-900: #040021;
}

Colors that go with #4C19E5

Color harmonies for #4C19E5 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#4C19E5 #665900

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#005B9C #4C19E5 #7F00B7

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#4C19E5 #983100 #006A43

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#4C19E5 #7C4C00 #416500

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#4C19E5 #A50041 #665900 #006662

CSS gradients with #4C19E5

These gradients show how #4C19E5 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#4C19E5 #6C69F1 #979EFA #C9CFFE #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4C19E5, #6C69F1, #979EFA, #C9CFFE, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#4C19E5 #310D9C #180458 #04011D #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4C19E5, #310D9C, #180458, #04011D, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#4C19E5 #8E0099 #A40842 #884300 #665900

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4C19E5, #8E0099, #A40842, #884300, #665900);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #4C19E5. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

8.15:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Black text

2.58:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0789 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #4C19E5 as the background.

background-color: #4C19E5;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #4C19E5 in design

See how #4C19E5 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#4C19E5 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #4C19E5 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#BAC1FF

#4C19E5

#13004D

Colors similar to #4C19E5

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #4C19E5, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#5D43FF #3A00B8 #4D00ED #4A31D3 #2C2CE8 #6200DC #333EF7 #5600C3

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #4C19E5 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #0056EA Deuteranopia #0048E2 Tritanopia #006188

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #4C19E5 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 17.4665
Y: 7.8874
Z: 74.7155

CIELAB

L*: 33.7473
a*: 69.8383
b*: -90.6348

OKLab

L: 0.461324
a: 0.043954
b: -0.261523

OKLCH

L: 0.461324
C: 0.265191
H: 279.5406°