What color is #4F325E?

#4F325E is a dark, desaturated violet known as Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Royal Crown?

The RGB value is 79, 50, 94: 79 red, 50 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Royal Crown?

The complementary color is #415E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F325E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Royal Crown color: hex code #4F325E

#4F325E rgb(79, 50, 94)

Shades of purple

Royal Crown has the hex code #4F325E. It is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 19.6% green and 36.9% blue (79, 50, 94).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

Royal Crown (#4F325E) color codes

HEX	`#4F325E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 50, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 19.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 47%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 47%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.02, 22.16, -21.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.02, 30.65, 316.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.385, 4.752, 11.168)`
Decimal	`5190238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Royal Crown, 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 #4F325E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F325E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #4F325E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f325e; }
.text { color: #4f325e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f325e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 50 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f325e, #5e3257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #4F325E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4F325E?: #4F325E is a dark, desaturated violet known as Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Royal Crown?: The RGB value is 79, 50, 94: 79 red, 50 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Royal Crown?: The complementary color is #415E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F325E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.