What color is #4B294D?

#4B294D 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 #4B294D?

The RGB value is 75, 41, 77: 75 red, 41 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B294D?

The complementary color is #2B4D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B294D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B294D color

#4B294D rgb(75, 41, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B294D is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 16.1% green and 30.2% blue (75, 41, 77).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#4B294D color codes

HEX	`#4B294D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 41, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 16.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 47%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 47%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.37, 22.4, -15.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.37, 27.34, 325.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.034, 3.618, 7.453)`
Decimal	`4925773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B294D, 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 #4B294D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B294D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #4B294D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b294d; }
.text { color: #4b294d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b294d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 41 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b294d, #4d293d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4B294D?: #4B294D 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 #4B294D?: The RGB value is 75, 41, 77: 75 red, 41 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B294D?: The complementary color is #2B4D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B294D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.