What color is #4B314E?

#4B314E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B314E?

The RGB value is 75, 49, 78: 75 red, 49 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B314E?

The complementary color is #344E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B314E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B314E color

#4B314E rgb(75, 49, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B314E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 19.2% green and 30.6% blue (75, 49, 78).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#4B314E color codes

HEX	`#4B314E`
RGB	`rgb(75, 49, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 19.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 37%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 37%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.46, 17.53, -13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.46, 21.88, 323.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.375, 4.243, 7.742)`
Decimal	`4927822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B314E, 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 #4B314E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B314E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #4B314E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b314e; }
.text { color: #4b314e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b314e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 49 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b314e, #4e3143); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B314E?: #4B314E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B314E?: The RGB value is 75, 49, 78: 75 red, 49 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B314E?: The complementary color is #344E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B314E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.