What color is #4B315F?

#4B315F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B315F?

The RGB value is 75, 49, 95: 75 red, 49 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B315F?

The complementary color is #455F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B315F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B315F color

#4B315F rgb(75, 49, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B315F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 19.2% green and 37.3% blue (75, 49, 95).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 32% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#4B315F color codes

HEX	`#4B315F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 49, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 19.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 32%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 48%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 48%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.32, 21.71, -22.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.32, 31.6, 313.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.065, 4.519, 11.377)`
Decimal	`4927839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B315F, 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 #4B315F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B315F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #4B315F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b315f; }
.text { color: #4b315f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b315f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 49 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b315f, #5f315c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4B315F?: #4B315F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B315F?: The RGB value is 75, 49, 95: 75 red, 49 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B315F?: The complementary color is #455F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B315F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.