What color is #4F1D70?

#4F1D70 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Velvet Vortex. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F1D70?

The RGB value is 79, 29, 112: 79 red, 29 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F1D70?

The complementary color is #3E701D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F1D70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F1D70 color

#4F1D70 rgb(79, 29, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F1D70 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 11.4% green and 43.9% blue (79, 29, 112).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 59% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Vortex (#540D6E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#4F1D70 color codes

HEX	`#4F1D70`
RGB	`rgb(79, 29, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 11.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 59%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 74%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 74%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.69, 38.61, -38.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.69, 54.28, 315.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.588, 3.711, 15.695)`
Decimal	`5184880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F1D70, 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 #4F1D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F1D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #4F1D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f1d70; }
.text { color: #4f1d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f1d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 29 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f1d70, #701d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #4F1D70?: #4F1D70 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Velvet Vortex. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F1D70?: The RGB value is 79, 29, 112: 79 red, 29 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F1D70?: The complementary color is #3E701D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F1D70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.