What color is #4E355C?

#4E355C 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 #4E355C?

The RGB value is 78, 53, 92: 78 red, 53 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E355C?

The complementary color is #435C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E355C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E355C color

#4E355C rgb(78, 53, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E355C is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20.8% green and 36.1% blue (78, 53, 92).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#4E355C color codes

HEX	`#4E355C`
RGB	`rgb(78, 53, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 42%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.56, 19.4, -19.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.56, 27.18, 315.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.346, 4.939, 10.742)`
Decimal	`5125468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E355C, 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 #4E355C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E355C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #4E355C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e355c; }
.text { color: #4e355c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e355c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 53 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e355c, #5c3556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4E355C?: #4E355C 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 #4E355C?: The RGB value is 78, 53, 92: 78 red, 53 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E355C?: The complementary color is #435C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E355C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.