What color is #4B2C5A?

#4B2C5A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B2C5A?

The RGB value is 75, 44, 90: 75 red, 44 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B2C5A?

The complementary color is #3B5A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B2C5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B2C5A color

#4B2C5A rgb(75, 44, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B2C5A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 17.3% green and 35.3% blue (75, 44, 90).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 34% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#4B2C5A color codes

HEX	`#4B2C5A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 44, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 17.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 34%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 51%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 51%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.79, 23.61, -22.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.79, 32.33, 316.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.647, 4.036, 10.152)`
Decimal	`4926554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B2C5A, 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 #4B2C5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B2C5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #4B2C5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b2c5a; }
.text { color: #4b2c5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2c5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 44 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b2c5a, #5a2c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4B2C5A?: #4B2C5A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B2C5A?: The RGB value is 75, 44, 90: 75 red, 44 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B2C5A?: The complementary color is #3B5A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B2C5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.