What color is #4E1148?

#4E1148 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E1148?

The RGB value is 78, 17, 72: 78 red, 17 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E1148?

The complementary color is #114E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E1148?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E1148 color

#4E1148 rgb(78, 17, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E1148 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 6.7% green and 28.2% blue (78, 17, 72).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 64% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 8% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#4E1148 color codes

HEX	`#4E1148`
RGB	`rgb(78, 17, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 6.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 64%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 78%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 8%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.87, 35.06, -19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.87, 40, 331.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.512, 2.489, 6.372)`
Decimal	`5116232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E1148, 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 #4E1148	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E1148 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #4E1148 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e1148; }
.text { color: #4e1148; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e1148; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 17 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e1148, #4e1129); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4E1148?: #4E1148 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E1148?: The RGB value is 78, 17, 72: 78 red, 17 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E1148?: The complementary color is #114E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E1148?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.