What color is #4F3F63?

#4F3F63 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3F63?

The RGB value is 79, 63, 99: 79 red, 63 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3F63?

The complementary color is #53633F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3F63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3F63 color

#4F3F63 rgb(79, 63, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3F63 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 24.7% green and 38.8% blue (79, 63, 99).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#4F3F63 color codes

HEX	`#4F3F63`
RGB	`rgb(79, 63, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 24.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 36%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.71, 15.06, -18.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.71, 23.98, 308.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.254, 6.118, 12.601)`
Decimal	`5193571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3F63, 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 #4F3F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3F63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #4F3F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3f63; }
.text { color: #4f3f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 63 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3f63, #613f63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F3F63?: #4F3F63 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3F63?: The RGB value is 79, 63, 99: 79 red, 63 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3F63?: The complementary color is #53633F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3F63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.