What color is #4A3163?

#4A3163 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3163?

The RGB value is 74, 49, 99: 74 red, 49 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3163?

The complementary color is #4A6331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3163?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3163 color

#4A3163 rgb(74, 49, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A3163 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 19.2% green and 38.8% blue (74, 49, 99).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 34% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#4A3163 color codes

HEX	`#4A3163`
RGB	`rgb(74, 49, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 19.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 34%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 51%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 51%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.42, 22.45, -25.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.42, 33.9, 311.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.174, 4.553, 12.356)`
Decimal	`4862307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3163, 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 #4A3163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #4A3163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3163; }
.text { color: #4a3163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 49 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3163, #633163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A3163?: #4A3163 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3163?: The RGB value is 74, 49, 99: 74 red, 49 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3163?: The complementary color is #4A6331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3163?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.