What color is #4C305A?

#4C305A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C305A?

The RGB value is 76, 48, 90: 76 red, 48 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C305A?

The complementary color is #3E5A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C305A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C305A color

#4C305A rgb(76, 48, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4C305A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 18.8% green and 35.3% blue (76, 48, 90).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 30% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#4C305A color codes

HEX	`#4C305A`
RGB	`rgb(76, 48, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 18.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 30%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 47%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 47%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.92, 21.41, -20.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.92, 29.51, 316.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.883, 4.389, 10.208)`
Decimal	`4993114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C305A, 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 #4C305A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C305A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #4C305A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c305a; }
.text { color: #4c305a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c305a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 48 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c305a, #5a3053); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4C305A?: #4C305A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C305A?: The RGB value is 76, 48, 90: 76 red, 48 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C305A?: The complementary color is #3E5A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C305A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.