What color is #4A2D55?

#4A2D55 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A2D55?

The RGB value is 74, 45, 85: 74 red, 45 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2D55?

The complementary color is #38552D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2D55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2D55 color

#4A2D55 rgb(74, 45, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A2D55 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 17.6% green and 33.3% blue (74, 45, 85).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 31% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#4A2D55 color codes

HEX	`#4A2D55`
RGB	`rgb(74, 45, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 17.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 31%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 47%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.63, 21.4, -19.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.63, 28.64, 318.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.402, 3.989, 9.078)`
Decimal	`4861269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2D55, 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 #4A2D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #4A2D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2d55; }
.text { color: #4a2d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 45 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2d55, #552d4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4A2D55?: #4A2D55 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A2D55?: The RGB value is 74, 45, 85: 74 red, 45 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2D55?: The complementary color is #38552D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2D55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.