What color is #4F4155?

#4F4155 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4155?

The RGB value is 79, 65, 85: 79 red, 65 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4155?

The complementary color is #475541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4155 color

#4F4155 rgb(79, 65, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F4155 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 25.5% green and 33.3% blue (79, 65, 85).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 13% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#4F4155 color codes

HEX	`#4F4155`
RGB	`rgb(79, 65, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 25.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 13%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.66, 10.29, -9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.66, 14.15, 316.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.754, 6.099, 9.414)`
Decimal	`5194069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4155, 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 #4F4155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #4F4155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4155; }
.text { color: #4f4155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 65 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4155, #554151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F4155?: #4F4155 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4155?: The RGB value is 79, 65, 85: 79 red, 65 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4155?: The complementary color is #475541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.