What color is #4D1B50?

#4D1B50 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D1B50?

The RGB value is 77, 27, 80: 77 red, 27 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D1B50?

The complementary color is #1E501B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D1B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D1B50 color

#4D1B50 rgb(77, 27, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D1B50 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 10.6% green and 31.4% blue (77, 27, 80).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 50% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#4D1B50 color codes

HEX	`#4D1B50`
RGB	`rgb(77, 27, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 10.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 50%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 66%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 66%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.81, 31.76, -21.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.81, 38.45, 325.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.9, 2.941, 7.897)`
Decimal	`5053264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D1B50, 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 #4D1B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D1B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #4D1B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d1b50; }
.text { color: #4d1b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d1b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 27 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d1b50, #501b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4D1B50?: #4D1B50 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D1B50?: The RGB value is 77, 27, 80: 77 red, 27 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D1B50?: The complementary color is #1E501B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D1B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.