What color is #4B3151?

#4B3151 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 #4B3151?

The RGB value is 75, 49, 81: 75 red, 49 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3151?

The complementary color is #375131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3151 color

#4B3151 rgb(75, 49, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B3151 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 19.2% green and 31.8% blue (75, 49, 81).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#4B3151 color codes

HEX	`#4B3151`
RGB	`rgb(75, 49, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 19.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 40%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 40%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.6, 18.23, -14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.6, 23.53, 320.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.485, 4.287, 8.321)`
Decimal	`4927825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3151, 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 #4B3151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #4B3151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3151; }
.text { color: #4b3151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 49 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3151, #513147); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4B3151?: #4B3151 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 #4B3151?: The RGB value is 75, 49, 81: 75 red, 49 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3151?: The complementary color is #375131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.