What color is #4E3C5B?

#4E3C5B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3C5B?

The RGB value is 78, 60, 91: 78 red, 60 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3C5B?

The complementary color is #495B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3C5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3C5B color

#4E3C5B rgb(78, 60, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E3C5B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 23.5% green and 35.7% blue (78, 60, 91).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#4E3C5B color codes

HEX	`#4E3C5B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 60, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 23.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 34%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 34%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.4, 14.62, -15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.4, 21.33, 313.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.646, 5.607, 10.628)`
Decimal	`5127259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3C5B, 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 #4E3C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #4E3C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3c5b; }
.text { color: #4e3c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 60 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3c5b, #5b3c59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E3C5B?: #4E3C5B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3C5B?: The RGB value is 78, 60, 91: 78 red, 60 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3C5B?: The complementary color is #495B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3C5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.