What color is #4A3062?

#4A3062 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3062?

The RGB value is 74, 48, 98: 74 red, 48 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3062?

The complementary color is #486230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3062?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3062 color

#4A3062 rgb(74, 48, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A3062 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 18.8% green and 38.4% blue (74, 48, 98).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 34% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#4A3062 color codes

HEX	`#4A3062`
RGB	`rgb(74, 48, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 18.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 34%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 51%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 51%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.11, 22.82, -25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.11, 34.03, 312.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.085, 4.452, 12.092)`
Decimal	`4862050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3062, 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 #4A3062	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3062 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #4A3062 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3062; }
.text { color: #4a3062; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3062; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 48 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3062, #623061); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A3062?: #4A3062 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3062?: The RGB value is 74, 48, 98: 74 red, 48 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3062?: The complementary color is #486230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3062?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.