What color is #4E3C53?

#4E3C53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3C53?

The RGB value is 78, 60, 83: 78 red, 60 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3C53?

The complementary color is #41533C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3C53 color

#4E3C53 rgb(78, 60, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E3C53 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 23.5% green and 32.5% blue (78, 60, 83).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#4E3C53 color codes

HEX	`#4E3C53`
RGB	`rgb(78, 60, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 23.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 28%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.05, 12.68, -10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.05, 16.7, 319.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.319, 5.476, 8.906)`
Decimal	`5127251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3C53, 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 #4E3C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #4E3C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3c53; }
.text { color: #4e3c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 60 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3c53, #533c4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E3C53?: #4E3C53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3C53?: The RGB value is 78, 60, 83: 78 red, 60 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3C53?: The complementary color is #41533C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.