What color is #4D306A?

#4D306A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D306A?

The RGB value is 77, 48, 106: 77 red, 48 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D306A?

The complementary color is #4D6A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D306A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D306A color

#4D306A rgb(77, 48, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D306A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 18.8% green and 41.6% blue (77, 48, 106).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Purple Seduction (#522A6F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#4D306A color codes

HEX	`#4D306A`
RGB	`rgb(77, 48, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 18.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 55%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 55%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.96, 25.88, -29.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.96, 38.92, 311.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.718, 4.732, 14.192)`
Decimal	`5058666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D306A, 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 #4D306A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D306A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #4D306A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d306a; }
.text { color: #4d306a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d306a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 48 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d306a, #6a306a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4D306A?: #4D306A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D306A?: The RGB value is 77, 48, 106: 77 red, 48 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D306A?: The complementary color is #4D6A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D306A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.