What color is #4B385A?

#4B385A 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 #4B385A?

The RGB value is 75, 56, 90: 75 red, 56 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B385A?

The complementary color is #475A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B385A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B385A color

#4B385A rgb(75, 56, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B385A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 22% green and 35.3% blue (75, 56, 90).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#4B385A color codes

HEX	`#4B385A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 56, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 22%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 38%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 38%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.91, 15.89, -17.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.91, 23.42, 312.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.161, 5.062, 10.323)`
Decimal	`4929626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B385A, 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 #4B385A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B385A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #4B385A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b385a; }
.text { color: #4b385a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b385a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 56 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b385a, #5a3858); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B385A?: #4B385A 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 #4B385A?: The RGB value is 75, 56, 90: 75 red, 56 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B385A?: The complementary color is #475A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B385A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.