What color is #4A325C?

#4A325C 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 #4A325C?

The RGB value is 74, 50, 92: 74 red, 50 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A325C?

The complementary color is #445C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A325C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A325C color

#4A325C rgb(74, 50, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A325C is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 19.6% green and 36.1% blue (74, 50, 92).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#4A325C color codes

HEX	`#4A325C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 50, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 19.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 46%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 46%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.29, 19.96, -21.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.29, 29.01, 313.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.896, 4.51, 10.683)`
Decimal	`4862556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A325C, 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 #4A325C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A325C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #4A325C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a325c; }
.text { color: #4a325c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a325c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 50 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a325c, #5c3259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4A325C?: #4A325C 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 #4A325C?: The RGB value is 74, 50, 92: 74 red, 50 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A325C?: The complementary color is #445C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A325C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.