What color is #4F2B74?

#4F2B74 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Mystic Nights. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F2B74?

The RGB value is 79, 43, 116: 79 red, 43 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F2B74?

The complementary color is #50742B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F2B74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F2B74 color

#4F2B74 rgb(79, 43, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F2B74 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 16.9% green and 45.5% blue (79, 43, 116).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 46% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Mystic Nights (#4B2C74), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#4F2B74 color codes

HEX	`#4F2B74`
RGB	`rgb(79, 43, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 16.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 46%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 63%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 63%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.72, 32.14, -35.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.72, 48.14, 311.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.24, 4.651, 17.036)`
Decimal	`5188468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F2B74, 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 #4F2B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F2B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #4F2B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f2b74; }
.text { color: #4f2b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f2b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 43 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f2b74, #742b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #4F2B74?: #4F2B74 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Mystic Nights. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F2B74?: The RGB value is 79, 43, 116: 79 red, 43 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F2B74?: The complementary color is #50742B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F2B74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.