What color is #4A3555?

#4A3555 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3555?

The RGB value is 74, 53, 85: 74 red, 53 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3555?

The complementary color is #405535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3555 color

#4A3555 rgb(74, 53, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A3555 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 20.8% green and 33.3% blue (74, 53, 85).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#4A3555 color codes

HEX	`#4A3555`
RGB	`rgb(74, 53, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 20.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 38%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 38%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.74, 16.23, -15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.74, 22.63, 315.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.737, 4.658, 9.189)`
Decimal	`4863317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3555, 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 #4A3555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #4A3555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3555; }
.text { color: #4a3555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 53 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3555, #553550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A3555?: #4A3555 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3555?: The RGB value is 74, 53, 85: 74 red, 53 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3555?: The complementary color is #405535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.