What color is #4F3558?

#4F3558 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 #4F3558?

The RGB value is 79, 53, 88: 79 red, 53 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3558?

The complementary color is #3E5835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3558?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3558 color

#4F3558 rgb(79, 53, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3558 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 20.8% green and 34.5% blue (79, 53, 88).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 25% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#4F3558 color codes

HEX	`#4F3558`
RGB	`rgb(79, 53, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 20.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 25%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 40%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 40%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.49, 18.78, -16.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.49, 25.02, 318.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.259, 4.913, 9.849)`
Decimal	`5191000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3558, 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 #4F3558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #4F3558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3558; }
.text { color: #4f3558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 53 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3558, #583550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F3558?: #4F3558 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 #4F3558?: The RGB value is 79, 53, 88: 79 red, 53 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3558?: The complementary color is #3E5835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3558?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.