What color is #4F264C?

#4F264C 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 #4F264C?

The RGB value is 79, 38, 76: 79 red, 38 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F264C?

The complementary color is #264F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F264C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F264C color

#4F264C rgb(79, 38, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F264C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 14.9% green and 29.8% blue (79, 38, 76).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 35% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#4F264C color codes

HEX	`#4F264C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 38, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 14.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 35%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 52%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 4%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.2, 25.43, -15.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.2, 29.63, 329.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.222, 3.571, 7.25)`
Decimal	`5187148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F264C, 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 #4F264C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F264C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #4F264C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f264c; }
.text { color: #4f264c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f264c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 38 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f264c, #4f2638); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4F264C?: #4F264C 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 #4F264C?: The RGB value is 79, 38, 76: 79 red, 38 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F264C?: The complementary color is #264F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F264C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.