What color is #4D2188?

#4D2188 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Occult. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D2188?

The RGB value is 77, 33, 136: 77 red, 33 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D2188?

The complementary color is #5C8821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D2188?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D2188 color

#4D2188 rgb(77, 33, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D2188 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 12.9% green and 53.3% blue (77, 33, 136).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 61% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Occult (#4B1E87), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#4D2188 color codes

HEX	`#4D2188`
RGB	`rgb(77, 33, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 12.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 61%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 76%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 76%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.08, 42.46, -49.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.08, 65.22, 310.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.047, 4.443, 23.721)`
Decimal	`5054856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D2188, 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 #4D2188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D2188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #4D2188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d2188; }
.text { color: #4d2188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d2188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 33 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d2188, #802188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #4D2188?: #4D2188 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Occult. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D2188?: The RGB value is 77, 33, 136: 77 red, 33 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D2188?: The complementary color is #5C8821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D2188?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.