What color is #4B1351?

#4B1351 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B1351?

The RGB value is 75, 19, 81: 75 red, 19 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B1351?

The complementary color is #195113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B1351?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B1351 color

#4B1351 rgb(75, 19, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B1351 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 7.5% green and 31.8% blue (75, 19, 81).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 62% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Explorer (#551155), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#4B1351 color codes

HEX	`#4B1351`
RGB	`rgb(75, 19, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 7.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 62%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 77%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 77%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.17, 35.19, -24.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.17, 43.15, 324.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.62, 2.556, 8.033)`
Decimal	`4920145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B1351, 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 #4B1351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B1351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #4B1351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b1351; }
.text { color: #4b1351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b1351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 19 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b1351, #511338); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4B1351?: #4B1351 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B1351?: The RGB value is 75, 19, 81: 75 red, 19 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B1351?: The complementary color is #195113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B1351?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.