What color is #4E2981?

#4E2981 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Night Fever. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E2981?

The RGB value is 78, 41, 129: 78 red, 41 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E2981?

The complementary color is #5C8129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E2981?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E2981 color

#4E2981 rgb(78, 41, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E2981 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 16.1% green and 50.6% blue (78, 41, 129).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 52% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Fever (#572E89), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#4E2981 color codes

HEX	`#4E2981`
RGB	`rgb(78, 41, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 16.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 52%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 68%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 68%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.13, 36.58, -43.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.13, 56.77, 310.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.896, 4.79, 21.273)`
Decimal	`5122433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E2981, 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 #4E2981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E2981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #4E2981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e2981; }
.text { color: #4e2981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 41 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e2981, #7a2981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #4E2981?: #4E2981 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Night Fever. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E2981?: The RGB value is 78, 41, 129: 78 red, 41 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E2981?: The complementary color is #5C8129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E2981?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.