What color is #4B38A0?

#4B38A0 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Galactic Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B38A0?

The RGB value is 75, 56, 160: 75 red, 56 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B38A0?

The complementary color is #8DA038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B38A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B38A0 color

#4B38A0 rgb(75, 56, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B38A0 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 22% green and 62.7% blue (75, 56, 160).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 48% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Purple (#472E97), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#4B38A0 color codes

HEX	`#4B38A0`
RGB	`rgb(75, 56, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 22%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 48%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 65%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 65%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.49, 36.42, -53.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.49, 64.99, 304.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.659, 6.862, 34.014)`
Decimal	`4929696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B38A0, 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 #4B38A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B38A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #4B38A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b38a0; }
.text { color: #4b38a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b38a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 56 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b38a0, #7f38a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B38A0?: #4B38A0 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Galactic Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B38A0?: The RGB value is 75, 56, 160: 75 red, 56 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B38A0?: The complementary color is #8DA038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B38A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.