What color is #4C3160?

#4C3160 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 #4C3160?

The RGB value is 76, 49, 96: 76 red, 49 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C3160?

The complementary color is #456031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C3160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C3160 color

#4C3160 rgb(76, 49, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4C3160 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 19.2% green and 37.6% blue (76, 49, 96).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 32% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#4C3160 color codes

HEX	`#4C3160`
RGB	`rgb(76, 49, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 19.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 32%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 49%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 49%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.5, 22.3, -23.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.5, 32.27, 313.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.19, 4.578, 11.622)`
Decimal	`4993376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C3160, 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 #4C3160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C3160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #4C3160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c3160; }
.text { color: #4c3160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 49 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c3160, #60315d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4C3160?: #4C3160 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 #4C3160?: The RGB value is 76, 49, 96: 76 red, 49 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C3160?: The complementary color is #456031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C3160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.