What color is #4D417F?

#4D417F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D417F?

The RGB value is 77, 65, 127: 77 red, 65 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D417F?

The complementary color is #737F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D417F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D417F color

#4D417F rgb(77, 65, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D417F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 25.5% green and 49.8% blue (77, 65, 127).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 32% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#4D417F color codes

HEX	`#4D417F`
RGB	`rgb(77, 65, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 25.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 32%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 49%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 49%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.56, 21.05, -33.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.56, 39.52, 302.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.781, 6.89, 20.942)`
Decimal	`5063039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D417F, 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 #4D417F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D417F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #4D417F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d417f; }
.text { color: #4d417f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d417f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 65 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d417f, #6c417f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D417F?: #4D417F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D417F?: The RGB value is 77, 65, 127: 77 red, 65 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D417F?: The complementary color is #737F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D417F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.