What color is #4B344C?

#4B344C 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 #4B344C?

The RGB value is 75, 52, 76: 75 red, 52 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B344C?

The complementary color is #354C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B344C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B344C color

#4B344C rgb(75, 52, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B344C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 20.4% green and 29.8% blue (75, 52, 76).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 19% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#4B344C color codes

HEX	`#4B344C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 52, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 20.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 19%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 32%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 32%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.18, 15.12, -10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.18, 18.5, 324.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.434, 4.474, 7.413)`
Decimal	`4928588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B344C, 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 #4B344C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B344C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #4B344C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b344c; }
.text { color: #4b344c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b344c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 52 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b344c, #4c3441); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B344C?: #4B344C 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 #4B344C?: The RGB value is 75, 52, 76: 75 red, 52 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B344C?: The complementary color is #354C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B344C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.