What color is #4D3158?

#4D3158 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D3158?

The RGB value is 77, 49, 88: 77 red, 49 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3158?

The complementary color is #3C5831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3158?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3158 color

#4D3158 rgb(77, 49, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D3158 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 19.2% green and 34.5% blue (77, 49, 88).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#4D3158 color codes

HEX	`#4D3158`
RGB	`rgb(77, 49, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 19.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 44%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 44%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.2, 20.63, -18.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.2, 27.74, 318.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.92, 4.479, 9.783)`
Decimal	`5058904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3158, 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 #4D3158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #4D3158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3158; }
.text { color: #4d3158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 49 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3158, #58314f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4D3158?: #4D3158 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D3158?: The RGB value is 77, 49, 88: 77 red, 49 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3158?: The complementary color is #3C5831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3158?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.