What color is #4E3551?

#4E3551 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 #4E3551?

The RGB value is 78, 53, 81: 78 red, 53 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3551?

The complementary color is #385135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3551 color

#4E3551 rgb(78, 53, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E3551 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20.8% green and 31.8% blue (78, 53, 81).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#4E3551 color codes

HEX	`#4E3551`
RGB	`rgb(78, 53, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 35%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 35%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.04, 16.77, -12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.04, 20.99, 323.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.9, 4.76, 8.391)`
Decimal	`5125457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3551, 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 #4E3551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #4E3551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3551; }
.text { color: #4e3551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 53 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3551, #513546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E3551?: #4E3551 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 #4E3551?: The RGB value is 78, 53, 81: 78 red, 53 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3551?: The complementary color is #385135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.