What color is #4B3150?

#4B3150 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 #4B3150?

The RGB value is 75, 49, 80: 75 red, 49 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3150?

The complementary color is #365031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3150?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3150 color

#4B3150 rgb(75, 49, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B3150 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 19.2% green and 31.4% blue (75, 49, 80).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 24% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#4B3150 color codes

HEX	`#4B3150`
RGB	`rgb(75, 49, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 19.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 24%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 39%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 39%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.55, 17.99, -14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.55, 22.98, 321.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.448, 4.272, 8.125)`
Decimal	`4927824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3150, 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 #4B3150	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3150 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #4B3150 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3150; }
.text { color: #4b3150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3150; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 49 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3150, #503146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4B3150?: #4B3150 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 #4B3150?: The RGB value is 75, 49, 80: 75 red, 49 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3150?: The complementary color is #365031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3150?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.