What color is #4E334E?

#4E334E is a dark, grayish magenta known as Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shadow Purple?

The RGB value is 78, 51, 78: 78 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shadow Purple?

The complementary color is #334E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E334E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shadow Purple color: hex code #4E334E

#4E334E rgb(78, 51, 78)

Shades of purple

Shadow Purple has the hex code #4E334E. It is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20% green and 30.6% blue (78, 51, 78).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

Shadow Purple (#4E334E) color codes

HEX	`#4E334E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 51, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.37, 17.38, -11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.37, 20.93, 326.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.701, 4.538, 7.782)`
Decimal	`5124942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shadow Purple, 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 #4E334E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E334E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #4E334E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e334e; }
.text { color: #4e334e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e334e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 51 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e334e, #4e3341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

See #4E334E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4E334E?: #4E334E is a dark, grayish magenta known as Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shadow Purple?: The RGB value is 78, 51, 78: 78 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shadow Purple?: The complementary color is #334E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E334E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.