What color is #4F3A4D?

#4F3A4D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3A4D?

The RGB value is 79, 58, 77: 79 red, 58 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3A4D?

The complementary color is #3A4F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3A4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3A4D color

#4F3A4D rgb(79, 58, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3A4D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 22.7% green and 30.2% blue (79, 58, 77).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 3% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#4F3A4D color codes

HEX	`#4F3A4D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 58, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 22.7%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 27%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 3%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.36, 13.02, -7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.36, 15.26, 328.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.077, 5.224, 7.708)`
Decimal	`5192269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3A4D, 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 #4F3A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #4F3A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3a4d; }
.text { color: #4f3a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 58 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3a4d, #4f3a42); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F3A4D?: #4F3A4D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3A4D?: The RGB value is 79, 58, 77: 79 red, 58 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3A4D?: The complementary color is #3A4F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3A4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.