What color is #4D0053?

#4D0053 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Clairvoyant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D0053?

The RGB value is 77, 0, 83: 77 red, 0 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D0053?

The complementary color is #065300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D0053?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D0053 color

#4D0053 rgb(77, 0, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D0053 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 0% green and 32.5% blue (77, 0, 83).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Clairvoyant (#480656), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#4D0053 color codes

HEX	`#4D0053`
RGB	`rgb(77, 0, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 0%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 100%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.52, 42.34, -28.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.52, 51.29, 325.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.622, 2.203, 8.364)`
Decimal	`5046355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D0053, 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 #4D0053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D0053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #4D0053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d0053; }
.text { color: #4d0053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d0053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 0 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d0053, #53002f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #4D0053?: #4D0053 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Clairvoyant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D0053?: The RGB value is 77, 0, 83: 77 red, 0 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D0053?: The complementary color is #065300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D0053?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.