What color is #4B3689?

#4B3689 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3689?

The RGB value is 75, 54, 137: 75 red, 54 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3689?

The complementary color is #748936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3689?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3689 color

#4B3689 rgb(75, 54, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B3689 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 21.2% green and 53.7% blue (75, 54, 137).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 43% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Eggplant (#443388), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#4B3689 color codes

HEX	`#4B3689`
RGB	`rgb(75, 54, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 21.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 43%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 61%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 61%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.26, 30.55, -43.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.26, 53.04, 305.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.735, 5.94, 24.348)`
Decimal	`4929161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3689, 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 #4B3689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #4B3689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3689; }
.text { color: #4b3689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 54 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3689, #753689); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B3689?: #4B3689 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3689?: The RGB value is 75, 54, 137: 75 red, 54 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3689?: The complementary color is #748936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3689?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.