What color is #4E175F?

#4E175F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E175F?

The RGB value is 78, 23, 95: 78 red, 23 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E175F?

The complementary color is #285F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E175F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E175F color

#4E175F rgb(78, 23, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E175F is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 9% green and 37.3% blue (78, 23, 95).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 61% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#4E175F color codes

HEX	`#4E175F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 23, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 61%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 76%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 76%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.28, 37.18, -30.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.28, 48.38, 320.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.514, 3.059, 11.124)`
Decimal	`5117791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E175F, 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 #4E175F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E175F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #4E175F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e175f; }
.text { color: #4e175f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e175f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 23 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e175f, #5f174c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #4E175F?: #4E175F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E175F?: The RGB value is 78, 23, 95: 78 red, 23 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E175F?: The complementary color is #285F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E175F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.