What color is #4F2565?

#4F2565 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F2565?

The RGB value is 79, 37, 101: 79 red, 37 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F2565?

The complementary color is #3B6525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F2565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F2565 color

#4F2565 rgb(79, 37, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F2565 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 14.5% green and 39.6% blue (79, 37, 101).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 46% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#4F2565 color codes

HEX	`#4F2565`
RGB	`rgb(79, 37, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 14.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 46%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 63%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 63%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.42, 31.72, -29.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.42, 43.56, 316.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.235, 3.925, 12.739)`
Decimal	`5186917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F2565, 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 #4F2565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F2565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #4F2565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f2565; }
.text { color: #4f2565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f2565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 37 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f2565, #65255b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4F2565?: #4F2565 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F2565?: The RGB value is 79, 37, 101: 79 red, 37 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F2565?: The complementary color is #3B6525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F2565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.