What color is #4C2550?

#4C2550 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C2550?

The RGB value is 76, 37, 80: 76 red, 37 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C2550?

The complementary color is #295025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C2550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C2550 color

#4C2550 rgb(76, 37, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4C2550 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 14.5% green and 31.4% blue (76, 37, 80).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 37% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#4C2550 color codes

HEX	`#4C2550`
RGB	`rgb(76, 37, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 14.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 37%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 54%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 54%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.72, 25.86, -18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.72, 31.9, 324.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.09, 3.439, 7.984)`
Decimal	`4990288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C2550, 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 #4C2550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C2550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #4C2550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c2550; }
.text { color: #4c2550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c2550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 37 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c2550, #50253e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4C2550?: #4C2550 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C2550?: The RGB value is 76, 37, 80: 76 red, 37 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C2550?: The complementary color is #295025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C2550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.