What color is #4B4162?

#4B4162 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 #4B4162?

The RGB value is 75, 65, 98: 75 red, 65 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4162?

The complementary color is #586241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4162?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4162 color

#4B4162 rgb(75, 65, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B4162 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 25.5% green and 38.4% blue (75, 65, 98).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#4B4162 color codes

HEX	`#4B4162`
RGB	`rgb(75, 65, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 25.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 34%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.81, 12.09, -17.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.81, 21.6, 304.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.996, 6.158, 12.373)`
Decimal	`4931938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4162, 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 #4B4162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #4B4162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4162; }
.text { color: #4b4162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 65 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4162, #5c4162); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B4162?: #4B4162 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 #4B4162?: The RGB value is 75, 65, 98: 75 red, 65 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4162?: The complementary color is #586241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4162?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.