What color is #4F3575?

#4F3575 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3575?

The RGB value is 79, 53, 117: 79 red, 53 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3575?

The complementary color is #5B7535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3575?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3575 color

#4F3575 rgb(79, 53, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3575 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 20.8% green and 45.9% blue (79, 53, 117).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 38% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Compass (#48357B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#4F3575 color codes

HEX	`#4F3575`
RGB	`rgb(79, 53, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 20.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 38%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 55%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 55%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.09, 26.36, -32.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.09, 41.98, 308.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.708, 5.493, 17.48)`
Decimal	`5191029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3575, 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 #4F3575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #4F3575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3575; }
.text { color: #4f3575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 53 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3575, #6f3575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F3575?: #4F3575 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3575?: The RGB value is 79, 53, 117: 79 red, 53 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3575?: The complementary color is #5B7535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3575?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.