What color is #4F314B?

#4F314B 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 #4F314B?

The RGB value is 79, 49, 75: 79 red, 49 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F314B?

The complementary color is #314F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F314B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F314B color

#4F314B rgb(79, 49, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F314B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 19.2% green and 29.4% blue (79, 49, 75).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#4F314B color codes

HEX	`#4F314B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 49, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 19.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.85, 18.4, -10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.85, 21.16, 330.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.593, 4.367, 7.204)`
Decimal	`5189963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F314B, 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 #4F314B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F314B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #4F314B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f314b; }
.text { color: #4f314b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f314b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 49 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f314b, #4f313c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F314B?: #4F314B 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 #4F314B?: The RGB value is 79, 49, 75: 79 red, 49 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F314B?: The complementary color is #314F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F314B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.