What color is #4B3557?

#4B3557 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3557?

The RGB value is 75, 53, 87: 75 red, 53 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3557?

The complementary color is #415735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3557 color

#4B3557 rgb(75, 53, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B3557 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 20.8% green and 34.1% blue (75, 53, 87).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#4B3557 color codes

HEX	`#4B3557`
RGB	`rgb(75, 53, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 20.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 39%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.95, 17.09, -16.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.95, 23.92, 315.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.895, 4.73, 9.617)`
Decimal	`4928855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3557, 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 #4B3557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #4B3557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3557; }
.text { color: #4b3557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 53 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3557, #573552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B3557?: #4B3557 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3557?: The RGB value is 75, 53, 87: 75 red, 53 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3557?: The complementary color is #415735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.