What color is #4B405C?

#4B405C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B405C?

The RGB value is 75, 64, 92: 75 red, 64 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B405C?

The complementary color is #515C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B405C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B405C color

#4B405C rgb(75, 64, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B405C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 25.1% green and 36.1% blue (75, 64, 92).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#4B405C color codes

HEX	`#4B405C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 64, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 25.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 30%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 30%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.25, 11.16, -14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.25, 18.62, 306.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.666, 5.935, 10.918)`
Decimal	`4931676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B405C, 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 #4B405C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B405C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #4B405C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b405c; }
.text { color: #4b405c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b405c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 64 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b405c, #59405c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B405C?: #4B405C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B405C?: The RGB value is 75, 64, 92: 75 red, 64 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B405C?: The complementary color is #515C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B405C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.