What color is #4B2C60?

#4B2C60 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B2C60?

The RGB value is 75, 44, 96: 75 red, 44 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B2C60?

The complementary color is #41602C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B2C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B2C60 color

#4B2C60 rgb(75, 44, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B2C60 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 17.3% green and 37.6% blue (75, 44, 96).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 37% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#4B2C60 color codes

HEX	`#4B2C60`
RGB	`rgb(75, 44, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 17.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 37%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 54%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 54%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.13, 25.13, -25.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.13, 35.79, 314.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.913, 4.142, 11.552)`
Decimal	`4926560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B2C60, 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 #4B2C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B2C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #4B2C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b2c60; }
.text { color: #4b2c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 44 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b2c60, #602c5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4B2C60?: #4B2C60 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B2C60?: The RGB value is 75, 44, 96: 75 red, 44 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B2C60?: The complementary color is #41602C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B2C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.