What color is #4F284B?

#4F284B is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Murasaki?

The RGB value is 79, 40, 75: 79 red, 40 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Murasaki?

The complementary color is #284F2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F284B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Murasaki color: hex code #4F284B

#4F284B rgb(79, 40, 75)

Shades of purple

Murasaki has the hex code #4F284B. It is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 15.7% green and 29.4% blue (79, 40, 75).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

Murasaki (#4F284B) color codes

HEX	`#4F284B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 40, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 15.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 49%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.61, 24.02, -13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.61, 27.75, 329.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.253, 3.688, 7.09)`
Decimal	`5187659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Murasaki, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4F284B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F284B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4F284B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f284b; }
.text { color: #4f284b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f284b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 40 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f284b, #4f2837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

See #4F284B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4F284B?: #4F284B is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Murasaki?: The RGB value is 79, 40, 75: 79 red, 40 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Murasaki?: The complementary color is #284F2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F284B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.