What color is #4B2884?

#4B2884 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Galactic Civilization. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B2884?

The RGB value is 75, 40, 132: 75 red, 40 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B2884?

The complementary color is #618428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B2884?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B2884 color

#4B2884 rgb(75, 40, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B2884 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 15.7% green and 51.8% blue (75, 40, 132).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 53% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Civilization (#442288), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#4B2884 color codes

HEX	`#4B2884`
RGB	`rgb(75, 40, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 15.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 53%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 70%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 70%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.8, 37.33, -45.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.8, 59.12, 309.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.824, 4.679, 22.316)`
Decimal	`4925572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B2884, 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 #4B2884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B2884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #4B2884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b2884; }
.text { color: #4b2884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 40 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b2884, #792884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #4B2884?: #4B2884 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Galactic Civilization. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B2884?: The RGB value is 75, 40, 132: 75 red, 40 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B2884?: The complementary color is #618428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B2884?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.