What color is #4D3A57?

#4D3A57 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 #4D3A57?

The RGB value is 77, 58, 87: 77 red, 58 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3A57?

The complementary color is #44573A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3A57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3A57 color

#4D3A57 rgb(77, 58, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D3A57 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 22.7% green and 34.1% blue (77, 58, 87).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#4D3A57 color codes

HEX	`#4D3A57`
RGB	`rgb(77, 58, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 22.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 33%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.55, 14.56, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.55, 20.37, 315.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.294, 5.292, 9.705)`
Decimal	`5061207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3A57, 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 #4D3A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #4D3A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3a57; }
.text { color: #4d3a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 58 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3a57, #573a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D3A57?: #4D3A57 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 #4D3A57?: The RGB value is 77, 58, 87: 77 red, 58 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3A57?: The complementary color is #44573A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3A57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.