What color is #4F395C?

#4F395C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F395C?

The RGB value is 79, 57, 92: 79 red, 57 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F395C?

The complementary color is #465C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F395C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F395C color

#4F395C rgb(79, 57, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F395C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 22.4% green and 36.1% blue (79, 57, 92).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#4F395C color codes

HEX	`#4F395C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 57, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 22.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 38%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.74, 17.17, -17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.74, 24.3, 314.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.619, 5.361, 10.809)`
Decimal	`5192028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F395C, 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 #4F395C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F395C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #4F395C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f395c; }
.text { color: #4f395c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f395c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 57 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f395c, #5c3957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F395C?: #4F395C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F395C?: The RGB value is 79, 57, 92: 79 red, 57 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F395C?: The complementary color is #465C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F395C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.