What color is #4A0C4B?

#4A0C4B is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A0C4B?

The RGB value is 74, 12, 75: 74 red, 12 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A0C4B?

The complementary color is #0D4B0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A0C4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A0C4B color

#4A0C4B rgb(74, 12, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A0C4B is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 4.7% green and 29.4% blue (74, 12, 75).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 72% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#4A0C4B color codes

HEX	`#4A0C4B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 12, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 4.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 72%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 84%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 84%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.64, 36.45, -23.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.64, 43.27, 327.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.225, 2.227, 6.863)`
Decimal	`4852811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A0C4B, 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 #4A0C4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A0C4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #4A0C4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a0c4b; }
.text { color: #4a0c4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a0c4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 12 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a0c4b, #4b0c2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4A0C4B?: #4A0C4B is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A0C4B?: The RGB value is 74, 12, 75: 74 red, 12 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A0C4B?: The complementary color is #0D4B0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A0C4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.