What color is #4D3859?

#4D3859 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D3859?

The RGB value is 77, 56, 89: 77 red, 56 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3859?

The complementary color is #445938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3859 color

#4D3859 rgb(77, 56, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D3859 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 22% green and 34.9% blue (77, 56, 89).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#4D3859 color codes

HEX	`#4D3859`
RGB	`rgb(77, 56, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 22%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 37%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.09, 16.36, -16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.09, 23.06, 315.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.278, 5.127, 10.108)`
Decimal	`5060697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3859, 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 #4D3859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #4D3859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3859; }
.text { color: #4d3859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 56 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3859, #593854); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D3859?: #4D3859 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D3859?: The RGB value is 77, 56, 89: 77 red, 56 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3859?: The complementary color is #445938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.