What color is #4F3255?

#4F3255 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3255?

The RGB value is 79, 50, 85: 79 red, 50 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3255?

The complementary color is #385532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3255?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3255 color

#4F3255 rgb(79, 50, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3255 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 19.6% green and 33.3% blue (79, 50, 85).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#4F3255 color codes

HEX	`#4F3255`
RGB	`rgb(79, 50, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 19.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 41%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.56, 19.99, -15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.56, 25.6, 321.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.005, 4.6, 9.164)`
Decimal	`5190229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3255, 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 #4F3255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #4F3255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3255; }
.text { color: #4f3255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 50 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3255, #553249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F3255?: #4F3255 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3255?: The RGB value is 79, 50, 85: 79 red, 50 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3255?: The complementary color is #385532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3255?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.