What color is #4D345C?

#4D345C is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D345C?

The RGB value is 77, 52, 92: 77 red, 52 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D345C?

The complementary color is #435C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D345C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D345C color

#4D345C rgb(77, 52, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D345C is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 20.4% green and 36.1% blue (77, 52, 92).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#4D345C color codes

HEX	`#4D345C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 52, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 20.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 43%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.18, 19.7, -19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.18, 27.82, 315.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.22, 4.807, 10.723)`
Decimal	`5059676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D345C, 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 #4D345C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D345C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #4D345C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d345c; }
.text { color: #4d345c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d345c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 52 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d345c, #5c3457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4D345C?: #4D345C is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D345C?: The RGB value is 77, 52, 92: 77 red, 52 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D345C?: The complementary color is #435C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D345C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.