What color is #4F1E53?

#4F1E53 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F1E53?

The RGB value is 79, 30, 83: 79 red, 30 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F1E53?

The complementary color is #22531E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F1E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F1E53 color

#4F1E53 rgb(79, 30, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F1E53 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 11.8% green and 32.5% blue (79, 30, 83).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 47% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#4F1E53 color codes

HEX	`#4F1E53`
RGB	`rgb(79, 30, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 11.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 47%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 64%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 64%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.89, 31.42, -21.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.89, 38.34, 325.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.25, 3.216, 8.526)`
Decimal	`5185107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F1E53, 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 #4F1E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F1E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #4F1E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f1e53; }
.text { color: #4f1e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f1e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 30 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f1e53, #531e3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4F1E53?: #4F1E53 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F1E53?: The RGB value is 79, 30, 83: 79 red, 30 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F1E53?: The complementary color is #22531E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F1E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.