What color is #4D314E?

#4D314E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D314E?

The RGB value is 77, 49, 78: 77 red, 49 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D314E?

The complementary color is #324E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D314E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D314E color

#4D314E rgb(77, 49, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D314E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 19.2% green and 30.6% blue (77, 49, 78).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#4D314E color codes

HEX	`#4D314E`
RGB	`rgb(77, 49, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 19.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 37%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 37%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.72, 18.29, -12.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.72, 22.25, 325.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.534, 4.325, 7.749)`
Decimal	`5058894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D314E, 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 #4D314E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D314E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #4D314E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d314e; }
.text { color: #4d314e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d314e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 49 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d314e, #4e3141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D314E?: #4D314E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D314E?: The RGB value is 77, 49, 78: 77 red, 49 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D314E?: The complementary color is #324E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D314E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.