Information about #4A314E color

#4A314E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4A314E falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 49, 78) — 29% red, 19.2% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 11 / 0 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4A314E reads as a softly toned purple-pink magenta and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Loulou (#4C3347). Slightly further away sit Grape Royale (#4F2D54) and Scarlet Gum (#4A2D57).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(74, 49, 78)), which gives #4A314E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4A314E: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4A314E color variations

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#4A314E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4A314E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Grape Royale color link
Grape Royale

#4F2D54

Scarlet Gum color link
Scarlet Gum

#4A2D57

Jagger color link
Jagger

#3F2E4C

Voodoo color link
Voodoo

#533455

Bossanova color link
Bossanova

#4C3D4E

Broadway color link
Broadway

#553146

Grapevine color link
Grapevine

#43254F

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Purple Taupe color link
Purple Taupe

#50404D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A314E
  • RGB74, 49, 78
  • CMYK2, 11, 0, 69
  • CSSrgb(74, 49, 78)
  • HSL292°, 23%, 25%
  • HSL Precise291.724°, 22.835%, 24.902%
  • HSV292°, 37%, 31%
  • HSB292°, 37%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.192, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.192, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.192, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4A314E
  • DECIMAL ID4862286
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01