What color is #4E234F?

#4E234F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E234F?

The RGB value is 78, 35, 79: 78 red, 35 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E234F?

The complementary color is #244F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E234F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E234F color

#4E234F rgb(78, 35, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E234F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 13.7% green and 31% blue (78, 35, 79).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 39% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#4E234F color codes

HEX	`#4E234F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 35, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 13.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 39%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 56%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 56%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.53, 27.49, -18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.53, 33.01, 326.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.154, 3.387, 7.778)`
Decimal	`5120847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E234F, 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 #4E234F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E234F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #4E234F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e234f; }
.text { color: #4e234f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e234f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 35 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e234f, #4f233a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4E234F?: #4E234F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E234F?: The RGB value is 78, 35, 79: 78 red, 35 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E234F?: The complementary color is #244F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E234F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.