What color is #4E336A?

#4E336A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E336A?

The RGB value is 78, 51, 106: 78 red, 51 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E336A?

The complementary color is #4F6A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E336A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E336A color

#4E336A rgb(78, 51, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E336A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20% green and 41.6% blue (78, 51, 106).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 35% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#4E336A color codes

HEX	`#4E336A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 51, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 35%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 52%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 52%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.81, 24.3, -27.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.81, 36.85, 311.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.927, 5.028, 14.238)`
Decimal	`5124970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E336A, 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 #4E336A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E336A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #4E336A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e336a; }
.text { color: #4e336a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e336a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 51 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e336a, #6a336a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4E336A?: #4E336A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Protégé. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E336A?: The RGB value is 78, 51, 106: 78 red, 51 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E336A?: The complementary color is #4F6A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E336A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.