What color is #4C1D68?

#4C1D68 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C1D68?

The RGB value is 76, 29, 104: 76 red, 29 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C1D68?

The complementary color is #39681D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C1D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C1D68 color

#4C1D68 rgb(76, 29, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4C1D68 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 11.4% green and 40.8% blue (76, 29, 104).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 56% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#4C1D68 color codes

HEX	`#4C1D68`
RGB	`rgb(76, 29, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 11.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 56%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 72%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 72%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.63, 35.96, -34.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.63, 49.97, 316.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.918, 3.415, 13.441)`
Decimal	`4988264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C1D68, 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 #4C1D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C1D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #4C1D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c1d68; }
.text { color: #4c1d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c1d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 29 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c1d68, #681d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #4C1D68?: #4C1D68 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C1D68?: The RGB value is 76, 29, 104: 76 red, 29 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C1D68?: The complementary color is #39681D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C1D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.