What color is #4D445E?

#4D445E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D445E?

The RGB value is 77, 68, 94: 77 red, 68 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D445E?

The complementary color is #555E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D445E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D445E color

#4D445E rgb(77, 68, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D445E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 26.7% green and 36.9% blue (77, 68, 94).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#4D445E color codes

HEX	`#4D445E`
RGB	`rgb(77, 68, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 26.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 28%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.69, 9.8, -13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.69, 17.06, 305.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.148, 6.52, 11.469)`
Decimal	`5063774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D445E, 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 #4D445E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D445E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #4D445E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d445e; }
.text { color: #4d445e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d445e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 68 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d445e, #5a445e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D445E?: #4D445E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D445E?: The RGB value is 77, 68, 94: 77 red, 68 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D445E?: The complementary color is #555E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D445E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.