What color is #4B3D65?

#4B3D65 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3D65?

The RGB value is 75, 61, 101: 75 red, 61 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3D65?

The complementary color is #57653D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3D65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3D65 color

#4B3D65 rgb(75, 61, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B3D65 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 23.9% green and 39.6% blue (75, 61, 101).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#4B3D65 color codes

HEX	`#4B3D65`
RGB	`rgb(75, 61, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 23.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 40%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 40%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.83, 15.53, -21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.83, 26.39, 306.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.919, 5.773, 13.059)`
Decimal	`4930917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3D65, 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 #4B3D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #4B3D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3d65; }
.text { color: #4b3d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 61 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3d65, #5f3d65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4B3D65?: #4B3D65 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3D65?: The RGB value is 75, 61, 101: 75 red, 61 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3D65?: The complementary color is #57653D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3D65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.