What color is #4C425F?

#4C425F 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 #4C425F?

The RGB value is 76, 66, 95: 76 red, 66 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C425F?

The complementary color is #555F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C425F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C425F color

#4C425F rgb(76, 66, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4C425F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 25.9% green and 37.3% blue (76, 66, 95).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#4C425F color codes

HEX	`#4C425F`
RGB	`rgb(76, 66, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 25.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 31%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.06, 11, -15.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.06, 19.07, 305.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.994, 6.259, 11.664)`
Decimal	`4997727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C425F, 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 #4C425F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C425F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #4C425F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c425f; }
.text { color: #4c425f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c425f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 66 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c425f, #5b425f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4C425F?: #4C425F 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 #4C425F?: The RGB value is 76, 66, 95: 76 red, 66 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C425F?: The complementary color is #555F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C425F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.