What color is #4E455D?

#4E455D 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 #4E455D?

The RGB value is 78, 69, 93: 78 red, 69 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E455D?

The complementary color is #545D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E455D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E455D color

#4E455D rgb(78, 69, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E455D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.1% green and 36.5% blue (78, 69, 93).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#4E455D color codes

HEX	`#4E455D`
RGB	`rgb(78, 69, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 27.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.03, 9.27, -12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.03, 15.79, 305.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.245, 6.666, 11.259)`
Decimal	`5129565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E455D, 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 #4E455D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E455D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #4E455D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e455d; }
.text { color: #4e455d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e455d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 69 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e455d, #5a455d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E455D?: #4E455D 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 #4E455D?: The RGB value is 78, 69, 93: 78 red, 69 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E455D?: The complementary color is #545D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E455D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.