What color is #4B1952?

#4B1952 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B1952?

The RGB value is 75, 25, 82: 75 red, 25 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B1952?

The complementary color is #205219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B1952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B1952 color

#4B1952 rgb(75, 25, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B1952 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 9.8% green and 32.2% blue (75, 25, 82).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 53% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Plunged Into Darkness (#431C53), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#4B1952 color codes

HEX	`#4B1952`
RGB	`rgb(75, 25, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 9.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 53%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 70%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 70%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.23, 32.62, -23.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.23, 40.47, 323.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.772, 2.801, 8.27)`
Decimal	`4921682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B1952, 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 #4B1952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B1952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #4B1952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b1952; }
.text { color: #4b1952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b1952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 25 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b1952, #52193d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4B1952?: #4B1952 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B1952?: The RGB value is 75, 25, 82: 75 red, 25 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B1952?: The complementary color is #205219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B1952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.