What color is #4B3E53?

#4B3E53 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3E53?

The RGB value is 75, 62, 83: 75 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3E53?

The complementary color is #46533E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3E53 color

#4B3E53 rgb(75, 62, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B3E53 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 24.3% green and 32.5% blue (75, 62, 83).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 14% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#4B3E53 color codes

HEX	`#4B3E53`
RGB	`rgb(75, 62, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 24.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 14%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 25%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 25%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.29, 10.21, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.29, 14.67, 314.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.185, 5.566, 8.93)`
Decimal	`4931155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3E53, 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 #4B3E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #4B3E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3e53; }
.text { color: #4b3e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 62 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3e53, #533e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B3E53?: #4B3E53 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3E53?: The RGB value is 75, 62, 83: 75 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3E53?: The complementary color is #46533E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.