What color is #4F3561?

#4F3561 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3561?

The RGB value is 79, 53, 97: 79 red, 53 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3561?

The complementary color is #476135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3561 color

#4F3561 rgb(79, 53, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3561 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 20.8% green and 38% blue (79, 53, 97).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#4F3561 color codes

HEX	`#4F3561`
RGB	`rgb(79, 53, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 20.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 45%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 45%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.94, 21, -21.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.94, 30.19, 314.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.655, 5.072, 11.935)`
Decimal	`5191009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3561, 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 #4F3561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #4F3561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3561; }
.text { color: #4f3561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 53 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3561, #61355d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4F3561?: #4F3561 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3561?: The RGB value is 79, 53, 97: 79 red, 53 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3561?: The complementary color is #476135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.