What color is #4B284F?

#4B284F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B284F?

The RGB value is 75, 40, 79: 75 red, 40 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B284F?

The complementary color is #2C4F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B284F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B284F color

#4B284F rgb(75, 40, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B284F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 15.7% green and 31% blue (75, 40, 79).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#4B284F color codes

HEX	`#4B284F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 40, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 15.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 49%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 49%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.22, 23.48, -17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.22, 29.12, 323.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.072, 3.578, 7.819)`
Decimal	`4925519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B284F, 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 #4B284F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B284F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #4B284F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b284f; }
.text { color: #4b284f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b284f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 40 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b284f, #4f2840); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4B284F?: #4B284F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B284F?: The RGB value is 75, 40, 79: 75 red, 40 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B284F?: The complementary color is #2C4F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B284F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.