What color is #4B1E87?

#4B1E87 is a dark, moderate violet known as Occult. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Occult?

The RGB value is 75, 30, 135: 75 red, 30 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Occult?

The complementary color is #5A871E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B1E87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Occult color: hex code #4B1E87

#4B1E87 rgb(75, 30, 135)

Shades of purple

Occult has the hex code #4B1E87. It is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 11.8% green and 52.9% blue (75, 30, 135).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 64% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

Occult (#4B1E87) color codes

HEX	`#4B1E87`
RGB	`rgb(75, 30, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 11.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 64%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 78%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 78%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.24, 43.27, -50.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.24, 66.33, 310.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.738, 4.174, 23.315)`
Decimal	`4923015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Occult, 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 #4B1E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B1E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #4B1E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b1e87; }
.text { color: #4b1e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b1e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 30 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b1e87, #801e87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4B1E87 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4B1E87?: #4B1E87 is a dark, moderate violet known as Occult. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Occult?: The RGB value is 75, 30, 135: 75 red, 30 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Occult?: The complementary color is #5A871E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B1E87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.