What color is #4C425B?

#4C425B 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 #4C425B?

The RGB value is 76, 66, 91: 76 red, 66 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C425B?

The complementary color is #515B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C425B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C425B color

#4C425B rgb(76, 66, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4C425B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 25.9% green and 35.7% blue (76, 66, 91).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 16% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#4C425B color codes

HEX	`#4C425B`
RGB	`rgb(76, 66, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 25.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 16%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 27%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 27%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.88, 9.97, -13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.88, 16.6, 306.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.817, 6.188, 10.731)`
Decimal	`4997723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C425B, 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 #4C425B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C425B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #4C425B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c425b; }
.text { color: #4c425b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c425b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 66 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c425b, #59425b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4C425B?: #4C425B 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 #4C425B?: The RGB value is 76, 66, 91: 76 red, 66 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C425B?: The complementary color is #515B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C425B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.