What color is #4E375B?

#4E375B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E375B?

The RGB value is 78, 55, 91: 78 red, 55 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E375B?

The complementary color is #445B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E375B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E375B color

#4E375B rgb(78, 55, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E375B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 21.6% green and 35.7% blue (78, 55, 91).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#4E375B color codes

HEX	`#4E375B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 55, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 21.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 40%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 40%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.04, 17.86, -17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.04, 25.1, 315.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.396, 5.108, 10.544)`
Decimal	`5125979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E375B, 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 #4E375B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E375B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #4E375B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e375b; }
.text { color: #4e375b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e375b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 55 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e375b, #5b3756); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E375B?: #4E375B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E375B?: The RGB value is 78, 55, 91: 78 red, 55 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E375B?: The complementary color is #445B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E375B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.