What color is #4B3752?

#4B3752 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 #4B3752?

The RGB value is 75, 55, 82: 75 red, 55 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3752?

The complementary color is #3E5237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3752?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3752 color

#4B3752 rgb(75, 55, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B3752 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 21.6% green and 32.2% blue (75, 55, 82).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#4B3752 color codes

HEX	`#4B3752`
RGB	`rgb(75, 55, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 21.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 33%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 33%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.27, 14.56, -12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.27, 19.5, 318.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.791, 4.838, 8.61)`
Decimal	`4929362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3752, 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 #4B3752	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3752 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #4B3752 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3752; }
.text { color: #4b3752; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3752; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 55 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3752, #52374b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B3752?: #4B3752 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 #4B3752?: The RGB value is 75, 55, 82: 75 red, 55 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3752?: The complementary color is #3E5237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3752?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.