What color is #4F3E57?

#4F3E57 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3E57?

The RGB value is 79, 62, 87: 79 red, 62 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3E57?

The complementary color is #46573E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3E57 color

#4F3E57 rgb(79, 62, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3E57 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 24.3% green and 34.1% blue (79, 62, 87).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 17% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#4F3E57 color codes

HEX	`#4F3E57`
RGB	`rgb(79, 62, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 24.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 17%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 29%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 29%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.89, 12.71, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.89, 17.6, 316.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.667, 5.796, 9.782)`
Decimal	`5193303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3E57, 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 #4F3E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #4F3E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3e57; }
.text { color: #4f3e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 62 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3e57, #573e53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F3E57?: #4F3E57 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3E57?: The RGB value is 79, 62, 87: 79 red, 62 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3E57?: The complementary color is #46573E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.