What color is #4A2267?

#4A2267 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A2267?

The RGB value is 74, 34, 103: 74 red, 34 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2267?

The complementary color is #3F6722, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2267?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2267 color

#4A2267 rgb(74, 34, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A2267 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 13.3% green and 40.4% blue (74, 34, 103).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 50% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#4A2267 color codes

HEX	`#4A2267`
RGB	`rgb(74, 34, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 13.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 50%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 67%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 67%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.23, 32.56, -33.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.23, 46.44, 314.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.844, 3.579, 13.212)`
Decimal	`4858471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2267, 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 #4A2267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #4A2267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2267; }
.text { color: #4a2267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 34 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2267, #672261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #4A2267?: #4A2267 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A2267?: The RGB value is 74, 34, 103: 74 red, 34 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2267?: The complementary color is #3F6722, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2267?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.