What color is #4E435B?

#4E435B 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 #4E435B?

The RGB value is 78, 67, 91: 78 red, 67 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E435B?

The complementary color is #505B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E435B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E435B color

#4E435B rgb(78, 67, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E435B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 26.3% green and 35.7% blue (78, 67, 91).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#4E435B color codes

HEX	`#4E435B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 67, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 26.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.37, 10.06, -12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.37, 16.05, 308.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.037, 6.389, 10.758)`
Decimal	`5129051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E435B, 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 #4E435B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E435B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #4E435B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e435b; }
.text { color: #4e435b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e435b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 67 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e435b, #5a435b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E435B?: #4E435B 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 #4E435B?: The RGB value is 78, 67, 91: 78 red, 67 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E435B?: The complementary color is #505B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E435B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.