What color is #4B3261?

#4B3261 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 #4B3261?

The RGB value is 75, 50, 97: 75 red, 50 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3261?

The complementary color is #486132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3261 color

#4B3261 rgb(75, 50, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B3261 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 19.6% green and 38% blue (75, 50, 97).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 32% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#4B3261 color codes

HEX	`#4B3261`
RGB	`rgb(75, 50, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 19.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 32%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 48%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 48%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.68, 21.6, -23.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.68, 32.06, 312.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.199, 4.64, 11.876)`
Decimal	`4928097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3261, 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 #4B3261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #4B3261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3261; }
.text { color: #4b3261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 50 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3261, #61325f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4B3261?: #4B3261 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 #4B3261?: The RGB value is 75, 50, 97: 75 red, 50 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3261?: The complementary color is #486132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.