Information about #4B3D51 color

#4B3D51 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B3D51 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 61, 81) — 29.4% red, 23.9% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 8 / 0 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4B3D51 reads as a softly toned twilight violet and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bossanova (#4C3D4E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Warlord (#45404F) and Purple Taupe (#50404D).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 61, 81) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4B3D51: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #4B3D51 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#4B3D51 color variations

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#4B3D51 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 #4B3D51

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

Bossanova color link
Bossanova

#4C3D4E

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

Purple Taupe color link
Purple Taupe

#50404D

Mortar color link
Mortar

#504351

Gun Powder color link
Gun Powder

#484753

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

HEX color link
HEX

#484558

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B3D51
  • RGB75, 61, 81
  • CMYK2, 8, 0, 68
  • CSSrgb(75, 61, 81)
  • HSL282°, 14%, 28%
  • HSL Precise282°, 14.085%, 27.843%
  • HSV282°, 25%, 32%
  • HSB282°, 25%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.239, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.239, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.239, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B3D51
  • DECIMAL ID4930897
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01