What color is #4E4655?

#4E4655 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4655?

The RGB value is 78, 70, 85: 78 red, 70 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4655?

The complementary color is #4D5546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4655?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4655 color

#4E4655 rgb(78, 70, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4655 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.5% green and 33.3% blue (78, 70, 85).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#4E4655 color codes

HEX	`#4E4655`
RGB	`rgb(78, 70, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 27.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, 6.67, -7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 10.17, 310.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.971, 6.656, 9.51)`
Decimal	`5129813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4655, 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 #4E4655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #4E4655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4655; }
.text { color: #4e4655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 70 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4655, #554655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E4655?: #4E4655 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4655?: The RGB value is 78, 70, 85: 78 red, 70 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4655?: The complementary color is #4D5546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4655?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.