What color is #4B004F?

#4B004F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B004F?

The RGB value is 75, 0, 79: 75 red, 0 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B004F?

The complementary color is #044F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B004F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B004F color

#4B004F rgb(75, 0, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B004F is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 0% green and 31% blue (75, 0, 79).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Cloak and Dagger (#550055), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#4B004F color codes

HEX	`#4B004F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 0, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 0%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 100%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.8, 41.26, -27.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.8, 49.52, 326.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.313, 2.061, 7.566)`
Decimal	`4915279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B004F, 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 #4B004F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B004F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #4B004F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b004f; }
.text { color: #4b004f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b004f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 0 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b004f, #4f002c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #4B004F?: #4B004F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B004F?: The RGB value is 75, 0, 79: 75 red, 0 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B004F?: The complementary color is #044F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B004F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.