What color is #4B186F?

#4B186F is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Velvet Vortex. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B186F?

The RGB value is 75, 24, 111: 75 red, 24 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B186F?

The complementary color is #3C6F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B186F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B186F color

#4B186F rgb(75, 24, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B186F is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 9.4% green and 43.5% blue (75, 24, 111).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 64% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Vortex (#540D6E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#4B186F color codes

HEX	`#4B186F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 24, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 9.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 64%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 78%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 78%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.2, 39.83, -39.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.2, 56.42, 314.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.097, 3.297, 15.351)`
Decimal	`4921455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B186F, 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 #4B186F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B186F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #4B186F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b186f; }
.text { color: #4b186f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b186f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 24 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b186f, #6f1867); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #4B186F?: #4B186F is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Velvet Vortex. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B186F?: The RGB value is 75, 24, 111: 75 red, 24 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B186F?: The complementary color is #3C6F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B186F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.