What color is #4F2380?

#4F2380 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Occult. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F2380?

The RGB value is 79, 35, 128: 79 red, 35 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F2380?

The complementary color is #548023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F2380?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F2380 color

#4F2380 rgb(79, 35, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F2380 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 13.7% green and 50.2% blue (79, 35, 128).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 57% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Occult (#4B1E87), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#4F2380 color codes

HEX	`#4F2380`
RGB	`rgb(79, 35, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 13.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 57%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 73%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 73%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.02, 39.72, -44.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.02, 59.71, 311.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.721, 4.423, 20.865)`
Decimal	`5186432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F2380, 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 #4F2380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F2380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #4F2380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f2380; }
.text { color: #4f2380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f2380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 35 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f2380, #7d2380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #4F2380?: #4F2380 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Occult. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F2380?: The RGB value is 79, 35, 128: 79 red, 35 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F2380?: The complementary color is #548023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F2380?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.