What color is #4E2C65?

#4E2C65 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E2C65?

The RGB value is 78, 44, 101: 78 red, 44 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E2C65?

The complementary color is #43652C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E2C65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E2C65 color

#4E2C65 rgb(78, 44, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E2C65 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 17.3% green and 39.6% blue (78, 44, 101).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 39% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#4E2C65 color codes

HEX	`#4E2C65`
RGB	`rgb(78, 44, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 17.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 39%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 56%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 56%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.83, 27.33, -27.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.83, 38.85, 314.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.391, 4.361, 12.814)`
Decimal	`5123173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E2C65, 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 #4E2C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E2C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #4E2C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e2c65; }
.text { color: #4e2c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 44 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e2c65, #652c60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4E2C65?: #4E2C65 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E2C65?: The RGB value is 78, 44, 101: 78 red, 44 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E2C65?: The complementary color is #43652C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E2C65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.