What color is #4A2661?

#4A2661 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wonka Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A2661?

The RGB value is 74, 38, 97: 74 red, 38 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2661?

The complementary color is #3D6126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2661 color

#4A2661 rgb(74, 38, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A2661 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 14.9% green and 38% blue (74, 38, 97).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 44% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonka Purple (#4A2559), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#4A2661 color codes

HEX	`#4A2661`
RGB	`rgb(74, 38, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 14.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 44%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 61%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 61%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.67, 28.73, -28.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.67, 40.45, 315.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.674, 3.705, 11.723)`
Decimal	`4859489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2661, 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 #4A2661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #4A2661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2661; }
.text { color: #4a2661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 38 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2661, #61265a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4A2661?: #4A2661 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wonka Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A2661?: The RGB value is 74, 38, 97: 74 red, 38 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2661?: The complementary color is #3D6126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.