What color is #4B1746?

#4B1746 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B1746?

The RGB value is 75, 23, 70: 75 red, 23 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B1746?

The complementary color is #174B1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B1746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B1746 color

#4B1746 rgb(75, 23, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B1746 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 9% green and 27.5% blue (75, 23, 70).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 53% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#4B1746 color codes

HEX	`#4B1746`
RGB	`rgb(75, 23, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 53%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 69%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.15, 31.16, -17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.15, 35.72, 330.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.314, 2.551, 6.058)`
Decimal	`4921158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B1746, 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 #4B1746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B1746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	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 #4B1746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b1746; }
.text { color: #4b1746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b1746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 23 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b1746, #4b172c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4B1746?: #4B1746 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B1746?: The RGB value is 75, 23, 70: 75 red, 23 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B1746?: The complementary color is #174B1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B1746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.