What color is #4A3E66?

#4A3E66 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3E66?

The RGB value is 74, 62, 102: 74 red, 62 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3E66?

The complementary color is #5A663E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3E66 color

#4A3E66 rgb(74, 62, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A3E66 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 24.3% green and 40% blue (74, 62, 102).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#4A3E66 color codes

HEX	`#4A3E66`
RGB	`rgb(74, 62, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 24.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 39%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.06, 14.81, -21.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.06, 26.22, 304.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.944, 5.86, 13.333)`
Decimal	`4865638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3E66, 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 #4A3E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #4A3E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3e66; }
.text { color: #4a3e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 62 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3e66, #5e3e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A3E66?: #4A3E66 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3E66?: The RGB value is 74, 62, 102: 74 red, 62 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3E66?: The complementary color is #5A663E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.