Information about #4C3B4E color

#4C3B4E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4C3B4E is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 59, 78) — 29.8% red, 23.1% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 7 / 0 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4C3B4E presents itself as a softly toned purple-pink magenta — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bossanova (#4C3D4E). Slightly further away sit Purple Taupe (#50404D) and Warlord (#45404F).

The recipe behind #4C3B4E is rgb(76, 59, 78), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4C3B4E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4C3B4E color variations

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#4C3B4E 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 #4C3B4E

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

Purple Taupe color link
Purple Taupe

#50404D

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

Mortar color link
Mortar

#504351

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Voodoo color link
Voodoo

#533455

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4C3B4E
  • RGB76, 59, 78
  • CMYK1, 7, 0, 69
  • CSSrgb(76, 59, 78)
  • HSL294°, 14%, 27%
  • HSL Precise293.684°, 13.869%, 26.863%
  • HSV294°, 24%, 31%
  • HSB294°, 24%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.231, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.231, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.231, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4C3B4E
  • DECIMAL ID4995918
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01