What color is #4E3F52?

#4E3F52 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3F52?

The RGB value is 78, 63, 82: 78 red, 63 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3F52?

The complementary color is #43523F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3F52 color

#4E3F52 rgb(78, 63, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E3F52 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 24.7% green and 32.2% blue (78, 63, 82).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#4E3F52 color codes

HEX	`#4E3F52`
RGB	`rgb(78, 63, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 24.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 23%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 23%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.86, 10.5, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.86, 13.82, 319.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.442, 5.784, 8.758)`
Decimal	`5128018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3F52, 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 #4E3F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #4E3F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3f52; }
.text { color: #4e3f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 63 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3f52, #523f4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E3F52?: #4E3F52 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3F52?: The RGB value is 78, 63, 82: 78 red, 63 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3F52?: The complementary color is #43523F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.