What color is #4A3957?

#4A3957 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3957?

The RGB value is 74, 57, 87: 74 red, 57 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3957?

The complementary color is #465739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3957 color

#4A3957 rgb(74, 57, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A3957 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 22.4% green and 34.1% blue (74, 57, 87).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#4A3957 color codes

HEX	`#4A3957`
RGB	`rgb(74, 57, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 22.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.93, 14.1, -15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.93, 20.76, 312.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.007, 5.07, 9.677)`
Decimal	`4864343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3957, 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 #4A3957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #4A3957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3957; }
.text { color: #4a3957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 57 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3957, #573955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A3957?: #4A3957 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3957?: The RGB value is 74, 57, 87: 74 red, 57 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3957?: The complementary color is #465739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.