What color is #4F1E49?

#4F1E49 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F1E49?

The RGB value is 79, 30, 73: 79 red, 30 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F1E49?

The complementary color is #1E4F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F1E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F1E49 color

#4F1E49 rgb(79, 30, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F1E49 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 11.8% green and 28.6% blue (79, 30, 73).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 45% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 8% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#4F1E49 color codes

HEX	`#4F1E49`
RGB	`rgb(79, 30, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 11.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 45%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 62%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 8%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.33, 29.38, -16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.33, 33.49, 331.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.891, 3.072, 6.637)`
Decimal	`5185097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F1E49, 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 #4F1E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F1E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #4F1E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f1e49; }
.text { color: #4f1e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f1e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 30 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f1e49, #4f1e30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4F1E49?: #4F1E49 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F1E49?: The RGB value is 79, 30, 73: 79 red, 30 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F1E49?: The complementary color is #1E4F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F1E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.