What color is #4F375E?

#4F375E 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 #4F375E?

The RGB value is 79, 55, 94: 79 red, 55 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F375E?

The complementary color is #465E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F375E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F375E color

#4F375E rgb(79, 55, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F375E is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 21.6% green and 36.9% blue (79, 55, 94).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 26% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#4F375E color codes

HEX	`#4F375E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 55, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 21.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 26%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 41%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 41%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.31, 18.96, -19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.31, 26.96, 314.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.611, 5.203, 11.244)`
Decimal	`5191518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F375E, 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 #4F375E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F375E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #4F375E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f375e; }
.text { color: #4f375e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f375e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 55 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f375e, #5e375a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F375E?: #4F375E 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 #4F375E?: The RGB value is 79, 55, 94: 79 red, 55 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F375E?: The complementary color is #465E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F375E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.