What color is #4F3B53?

#4F3B53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3B53?

The RGB value is 79, 59, 83: 79 red, 59 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3B53?

The complementary color is #3F533B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3B53 color

#4F3B53 rgb(79, 59, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3B53 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 23.1% green and 32.5% blue (79, 59, 83).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#4F3B53 color codes

HEX	`#4F3B53`
RGB	`rgb(79, 59, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 23.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.89, 13.72, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.89, 17.65, 321)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.35, 5.415, 8.893)`
Decimal	`5192531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3B53, 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 #4F3B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #4F3B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3b53; }
.text { color: #4f3b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 59 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3b53, #533b4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F3B53?: #4F3B53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3B53?: The RGB value is 79, 59, 83: 79 red, 59 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3B53?: The complementary color is #3F533B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.