What color is #4F3252?

#4F3252 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3252?

The RGB value is 79, 50, 82: 79 red, 50 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3252?

The complementary color is #355232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3252 color

#4F3252 rgb(79, 50, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3252 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 19.6% green and 32.2% blue (79, 50, 82).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#4F3252 color codes

HEX	`#4F3252`
RGB	`rgb(79, 50, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 19.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 39%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 39%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.42, 19.3, -14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.42, 23.98, 323.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.888, 4.553, 8.55)`
Decimal	`5190226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3252, 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 #4F3252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #4F3252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3252; }
.text { color: #4f3252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 50 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3252, #523245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F3252?: #4F3252 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3252?: The RGB value is 79, 50, 82: 79 red, 50 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3252?: The complementary color is #355232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.