What color is #4F3863?

#4F3863 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 #4F3863?

The RGB value is 79, 56, 99: 79 red, 56 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3863?

The complementary color is #4C6338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3863?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3863 color

#4F3863 rgb(79, 56, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3863 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 22% green and 38.8% blue (79, 56, 99).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#4F3863 color codes

HEX	`#4F3863`
RGB	`rgb(79, 56, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 22%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 43%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.82, 19.59, -21.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.82, 29.16, 312.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.89, 5.392, 12.48)`
Decimal	`5191779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3863, 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 #4F3863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #4F3863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3863; }
.text { color: #4f3863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 56 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3863, #633862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4F3863?: #4F3863 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 #4F3863?: The RGB value is 79, 56, 99: 79 red, 56 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3863?: The complementary color is #4C6338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3863?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.