What color is #4E3D61?

#4E3D61 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3D61?

The RGB value is 78, 61, 97: 78 red, 61 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3D61?

The complementary color is #50613D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3D61 color

#4E3D61 rgb(78, 61, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E3D61 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 23.9% green and 38% blue (78, 61, 97).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#4E3D61 color codes

HEX	`#4E3D61`
RGB	`rgb(78, 61, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 23.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 37%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 37%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.95, 15.49, -18.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.95, 24.17, 309.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.968, 5.82, 12.063)`
Decimal	`5127521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3D61, 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 #4E3D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #4E3D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3d61; }
.text { color: #4e3d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 61 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3d61, #603d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E3D61?: #4E3D61 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3D61?: The RGB value is 78, 61, 97: 78 red, 61 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3D61?: The complementary color is #50613D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.