What color is #4B2A4C?

#4B2A4C 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 #4B2A4C?

The RGB value is 75, 42, 76: 75 red, 42 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B2A4C?

The complementary color is #2B4C2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B2A4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B2A4C color

#4B2A4C rgb(75, 42, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B2A4C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 16.5% green and 29.8% blue (75, 42, 76).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 29% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 45% 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 12.11:1).

#4B2A4C color codes

HEX	`#4B2A4C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 42, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 16.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 29%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 45%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 45%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.56, 21.55, -14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.56, 26.08, 325.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.034, 3.674, 7.28)`
Decimal	`4926028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B2A4C, 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 #4B2A4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B2A4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #4B2A4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b2a4c; }
.text { color: #4b2a4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2a4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 42 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b2a4c, #4c2a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4B2A4C?: #4B2A4C 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 #4B2A4C?: The RGB value is 75, 42, 76: 75 red, 42 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B2A4C?: The complementary color is #2B4C2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B2A4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.