What color is #4B2F8B?

#4B2F8B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B2F8B?

The RGB value is 75, 47, 139: 75 red, 47 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B2F8B?

The complementary color is #6F8B2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B2F8B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B2F8B color

#4B2F8B rgb(75, 47, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B2F8B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 18.4% green and 54.5% blue (75, 47, 139).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 49% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Eggplant (#443388), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#4B2F8B color codes

HEX	`#4B2F8B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 47, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 18.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 49%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 66%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 66%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.83, 35.37, -46.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.83, 58.76, 307.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.577, 5.393, 25.01)`
Decimal	`4927371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B2F8B, 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 #4B2F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B2F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #4B2F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b2f8b; }
.text { color: #4b2f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 47 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b2f8b, #792f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4B2F8B?: #4B2F8B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B2F8B?: The RGB value is 75, 47, 139: 75 red, 47 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B2F8B?: The complementary color is #6F8B2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B2F8B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.