What color is #4A196F?

#4A196F is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Velvet Vortex. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A196F?

The RGB value is 74, 25, 111: 74 red, 25 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A196F?

The complementary color is #3E6F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A196F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A196F color

#4A196F rgb(74, 25, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A196F is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 9.8% green and 43.5% blue (74, 25, 111).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 63% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Vortex (#540D6E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#4A196F color codes

HEX	`#4A196F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 25, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 9.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 63%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 77%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 77%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.2, 39.17, -39.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.2, 55.96, 314.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.04, 3.299, 15.354)`
Decimal	`4856175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A196F, 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 #4A196F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A196F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #4A196F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a196f; }
.text { color: #4a196f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a196f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 25 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a196f, #6f1969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #4A196F?: #4A196F is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Velvet Vortex. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A196F?: The RGB value is 74, 25, 111: 74 red, 25 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A196F?: The complementary color is #3E6F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A196F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.