What color is #4E335B?

#4E335B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E335B?

The RGB value is 78, 51, 91: 78 red, 51 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E335B?

The complementary color is #405B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E335B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E335B color

#4E335B rgb(78, 51, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E335B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20% green and 35.7% blue (78, 51, 91).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#4E335B color codes

HEX	`#4E335B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 51, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 44%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 44%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.99, 20.43, -19.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.99, 28.09, 316.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.214, 4.743, 10.484)`
Decimal	`5124955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E335B, 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 #4E335B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E335B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #4E335B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e335b; }
.text { color: #4e335b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e335b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 51 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e335b, #5b3354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4E335B?: #4E335B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E335B?: The RGB value is 78, 51, 91: 78 red, 51 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E335B?: The complementary color is #405B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E335B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.