What color is #4F2E77?

#4F2E77 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 #4F2E77?

The RGB value is 79, 46, 119: 79 red, 46 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F2E77?

The complementary color is #56772E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F2E77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F2E77 color

#4F2E77 rgb(79, 46, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F2E77 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 18% green and 46.7% blue (79, 46, 119).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 44% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mystic Nights (#4B2C74), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#4F2E77 color codes

HEX	`#4F2E77`
RGB	`rgb(79, 46, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 18%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 44%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 61%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 61%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.59, 31.19, -36.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.59, 47.9, 310.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.53, 4.948, 18.008)`
Decimal	`5189239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F2E77, 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 #4F2E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F2E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #4F2E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f2e77; }
.text { color: #4f2e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f2e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 46 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f2e77, #742e77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F2E77?: #4F2E77 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 #4F2E77?: The RGB value is 79, 46, 119: 79 red, 46 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F2E77?: The complementary color is #56772E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F2E77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.