Information about #4D2B4E color

#4D2B4E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4D2B4E falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(77, 43, 78) — 30.2% red, 16.9% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 0 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4D2B4E reads as a mildly saturated magenta and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grape Royale (#4F2D54). Slightly further away sit Scarlet Gum (#4A2D57) and Loulou (#4C3347).

In RGB terms — rgb(77, 43, 78) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 11.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #4D2B4E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#4D2B4E color variations

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#4D2B4E 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 #4D2B4E

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

Grape Royale color link
Grape Royale

#4F2D54

Scarlet Gum color link
Scarlet Gum

#4A2D57

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Grapevine color link
Grapevine

#43254F

Broadway color link
Broadway

#553146

Voodoo color link
Voodoo

#533455

Jagger color link
Jagger

#3F2E4C

Dark Cerise color link
Dark Cerise

#592746

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Troubadour color link
Troubadour

#56225A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4D2B4E
  • RGB77, 43, 78
  • CMYK0, 14, 0, 69
  • CSSrgb(77, 43, 78)
  • HSL298°, 29%, 24%
  • HSL Precise298.286°, 28.926%, 23.725%
  • HSV298°, 45%, 31%
  • HSB298°, 45%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.302, 0.169, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.302, 0.169, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.302, 0.169, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4D2B4E
  • DECIMAL ID5057358
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01