What color is #4A364E?

#4A364E 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 #4A364E?

The RGB value is 74, 54, 78: 74 red, 54 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A364E?

The complementary color is #3A4E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A364E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A364E color

#4A364E rgb(74, 54, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A364E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 21.2% green and 30.6% blue (74, 54, 78).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 18% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#4A364E color codes

HEX	`#4A364E`
RGB	`rgb(74, 54, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 21.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 18%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 31%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.7, 13.88, -11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.7, 17.85, 321.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.518, 4.644, 7.812)`
Decimal	`4863566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A364E, 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 #4A364E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A364E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #4A364E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a364e; }
.text { color: #4a364e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a364e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 54 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a364e, #4e3646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A364E?: #4A364E 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 #4A364E?: The RGB value is 74, 54, 78: 74 red, 54 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A364E?: The complementary color is #3A4E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A364E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.