What color is #4F174C?

#4F174C is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F174C?

The RGB value is 79, 23, 76: 79 red, 23 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F174C?

The complementary color is #174F1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F174C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F174C color

#4F174C rgb(79, 23, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F174C is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 9% green and 29.8% blue (79, 23, 76).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 55% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#4F174C color codes

HEX	`#4F174C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 23, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 55%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 4%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.21, 33.49, -19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.21, 38.94, 329.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.835, 2.797, 7.121)`
Decimal	`5183308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F174C, 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 #4F174C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F174C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #4F174C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f174c; }
.text { color: #4f174c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f174c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 23 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f174c, #4f1730); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4F174C?: #4F174C is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F174C?: The RGB value is 79, 23, 76: 79 red, 23 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F174C?: The complementary color is #174F1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F174C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.