What color is #4D0074?

#4D0074 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Indigo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D0074?

The RGB value is 77, 0, 116: 77 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D0074?

The complementary color is #277400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D0074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D0074 color

#4D0074 rgb(77, 0, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D0074 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 0% green and 45.5% blue (77, 0, 116).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Indigo (#4B0082), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#4D0074 color codes

HEX	`#4D0074`
RGB	`rgb(77, 0, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 0%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 100%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.39, 48.88, -46.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.39, 67.21, 316.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.212, 2.839, 16.74)`
Decimal	`5046388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D0074, 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 #4D0074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D0074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #4D0074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d0074; }
.text { color: #4d0074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d0074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 0 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d0074, #740061); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D0074?: #4D0074 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Indigo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D0074?: The RGB value is 77, 0, 116: 77 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D0074?: The complementary color is #277400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D0074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.