What color is #4B3467?

#4B3467 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3467?

The RGB value is 75, 52, 103: 75 red, 52 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3467?

The complementary color is #506734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3467?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3467 color

#4B3467 rgb(75, 52, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B3467 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 20.4% green and 40.4% blue (75, 52, 103).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 33% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#4B3467 color codes

HEX	`#4B3467`
RGB	`rgb(75, 52, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 20.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 50%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.54, 21.92, -26.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.54, 34.18, 309.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.577, 4.931, 13.435)`
Decimal	`4928615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3467, 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 #4B3467	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3467 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #4B3467 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3467; }
.text { color: #4b3467; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3467; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 52 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3467, #643467); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4B3467?: #4B3467 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3467?: The RGB value is 75, 52, 103: 75 red, 52 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3467?: The complementary color is #506734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3467?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.