What color is #4E3352?

#4E3352 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3352?

The RGB value is 78, 51, 82: 78 red, 51 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3352?

The complementary color is #375233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3352 color

#4E3352 rgb(78, 51, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E3352 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20% green and 32.2% blue (78, 51, 82).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#4E3352 color codes

HEX	`#4E3352`
RGB	`rgb(78, 51, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 38%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.55, 18.29, -14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.55, 23.05, 322.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.849, 4.597, 8.56)`
Decimal	`5124946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3352, 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 #4E3352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #4E3352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3352; }
.text { color: #4e3352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 51 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3352, #523347); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E3352?: #4E3352 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3352?: The RGB value is 78, 51, 82: 78 red, 51 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3352?: The complementary color is #375233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.