What color is #4E345F?

#4E345F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E345F?

The RGB value is 78, 52, 95: 78 red, 52 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E345F?

The complementary color is #455F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E345F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E345F color

#4E345F rgb(78, 52, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E345F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20.4% green and 37.3% blue (78, 52, 95).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#4E345F color codes

HEX	`#4E345F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 52, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 45%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 45%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.45, 20.8, -21.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.45, 29.66, 314.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.435, 4.902, 11.431)`
Decimal	`5125215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E345F, 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 #4E345F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E345F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #4E345F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e345f; }
.text { color: #4e345f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e345f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 52 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e345f, #5f345b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4E345F?: #4E345F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E345F?: The RGB value is 78, 52, 95: 78 red, 52 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E345F?: The complementary color is #455F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E345F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.