What color is #4F3C77?

#4F3C77 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3C77?

The RGB value is 79, 60, 119: 79 red, 60 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3C77?

The complementary color is #64773C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3C77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3C77 color

#4F3C77 rgb(79, 60, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3C77 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 23.5% green and 46.7% blue (79, 60, 119).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 33% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#4F3C77 color codes

HEX	`#4F3C77`
RGB	`rgb(79, 60, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 23.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 33%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 50%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 50%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.98, 22.49, -30.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.98, 38.25, 306.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.169, 6.226, 18.22)`
Decimal	`5192823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3C77, 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 #4F3C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #4F3C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3c77; }
.text { color: #4f3c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 60 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3c77, #6d3c77); }

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Questions

What color is #4F3C77?: #4F3C77 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3C77?: The RGB value is 79, 60, 119: 79 red, 60 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3C77?: The complementary color is #64773C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3C77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.