Exploring the Color #4703A6

#4703A6 sits at 265° on the color wheel, placing it in the violet family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 96% saturation and 33% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 71, 3, 166 produces a 11.47:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #4703A6 is a clear variant of CSS indigo — about 36 units away from #4B0082. Designers reach for violet hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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