What color is #4B237E?

#4B237E is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Occult. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B237E?

The RGB value is 75, 35, 126: 75 red, 35 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B237E?

The complementary color is #567E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B237E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B237E color

#4B237E rgb(75, 35, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B237E is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 13.7% green and 49.4% blue (75, 35, 126).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 57% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Occult (#4B1E87), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#4B237E color codes

HEX	`#4B237E`
RGB	`rgb(75, 35, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 13.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 57%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 72%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 72%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.34, 38.36, -44.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.34, 58.72, 310.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.268, 4.204, 20.163)`
Decimal	`4924286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B237E, 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 #4B237E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B237E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #4B237E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b237e; }
.text { color: #4b237e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b237e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 35 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b237e, #79237e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #4B237E?: #4B237E is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Occult. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B237E?: The RGB value is 75, 35, 126: 75 red, 35 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B237E?: The complementary color is #567E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B237E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.