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#4D2F74 Color

#4D2F74 is rgb(77, 47, 116) in RGB, hsl(266, 42%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 59%, 0%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4D2F74
HEX#4D2F74
RGBrgb(77, 47, 116)
HSLhsl(266, 42%, 32%)
HSVhsv(266, 59%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 59%, 0%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(37.8% 0.115 301.1)
LABlab(26.00% 25.82 -35.19)
LCHlch(26.00% 43.65 306.27)

What #4D2F74 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4D2F74, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 9.74Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 10.31Imperial#602F6BΔE 10.63Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 12Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 12.19Eminence#6C3082ΔE 12.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#4D2F74 Channel Values

How #4D2F74 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 77 · G 47 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 42% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 59% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.64:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4D2F74 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4D2F74 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4D2F74

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4D2F74; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4D2F74
Complementary
#56742F
Analogous
#2F3474
Analogous
#6F2F74
Triadic
#744D2F
Triadic
#2F744D
Split comp.
#746F2F
Split comp.
#34742F

Tints & Shades of #4D2F74

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#633D94
#7B4EB7
#936EC4
#AE92D3
#C6B3E0
#E1D7EF

Shades

#432965
#3A2357
#301E48
#27183A
#1D122B
#130C1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4D2F74.

How #4D2F74 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4D2F74
Protanopia#353574
Protanomaly#403374
Deuteranopia#3B3B74
Deuteranomaly#433674
Tritanopia#433D3D
Tritanomaly#473858
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

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Using #4D2F74 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4d2f74: #4D2F74;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4D2F74;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4d2f74': '#4D2F74' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.184, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_4d2f74">#4D2F74</color>
SVG fillfill="#4D2F74"

More Purple Colors

#4D2F74 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#4D2F74 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4D2F74?

#4D2F74 is a dark purple — rgb(77, 47, 116) in RGB and hsl(266, 42%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.74.

What is the RGB value of #4D2F74?

#4D2F74 is rgb(77, 47, 116) — red 77, green 47, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4D2F74?

#4D2F74 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 59%, 0%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4D2F74 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4D2F74 scores 10.64:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4D2F74 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4D2F74 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 9.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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