What color is #4F3149?

#4F3149 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3149?

The RGB value is 79, 49, 73: 79 red, 49 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3149?

The complementary color is #314F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3149 color

#4F3149 rgb(79, 49, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3149 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 19.2% green and 28.6% blue (79, 49, 73).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 8% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#4F3149 color codes

HEX	`#4F3149`
RGB	`rgb(79, 49, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 19.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 8%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.77, 17.98, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.77, 20.22, 332.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.525, 4.34, 6.849)`
Decimal	`5189961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3149, 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 #4F3149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #4F3149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3149; }
.text { color: #4f3149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 49 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3149, #4f313a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F3149?: #4F3149 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3149?: The RGB value is 79, 49, 73: 79 red, 49 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3149?: The complementary color is #314F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.