What color is #4A334B?

#4A334B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A334B?

The RGB value is 74, 51, 75: 74 red, 51 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A334B?

The complementary color is #344B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A334B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A334B color

#4A334B rgb(74, 51, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A334B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 20% green and 29.4% blue (74, 51, 75).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 19% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#4A334B color codes

HEX	`#4A334B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 51, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 20%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 19%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 32%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 32%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.74, 15.15, -10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.74, 18.54, 324.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.278, 4.332, 7.213)`
Decimal	`4862795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A334B, 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 #4A334B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A334B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #4A334B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a334b; }
.text { color: #4a334b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a334b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 51 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a334b, #4b3340); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A334B?: #4A334B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A334B?: The RGB value is 74, 51, 75: 74 red, 51 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A334B?: The complementary color is #344B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A334B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.