What color is #4B2468?

#4B2468 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B2468?

The RGB value is 75, 36, 104: 75 red, 36 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B2468?

The complementary color is #416824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B2468?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B2468 color

#4B2468 rgb(75, 36, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B2468 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 14.1% green and 40.8% blue (75, 36, 104).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 49% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#4B2468 color codes

HEX	`#4B2468`
RGB	`rgb(75, 36, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 14.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 49%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 65%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 65%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.85, 31.96, -32.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.85, 45.76, 314.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.031, 3.757, 13.502)`
Decimal	`4924520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B2468, 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 #4B2468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B2468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #4B2468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b2468; }
.text { color: #4b2468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 36 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b2468, #682463); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #4B2468?: #4B2468 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B2468?: The RGB value is 75, 36, 104: 75 red, 36 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B2468?: The complementary color is #416824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B2468?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.