Information about #4E3982 color

#4E3982 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4E3982 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(78, 57, 130) — 30.6% red, 22.4% green, 51% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 29 / 0 / 49. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4E3982 presents itself as a moderately toned twilight violet — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Purple Haze (#4E387E). Slightly further away sit Fascinator (#4F4081) and Fairground (#483A79).

In RGB terms — rgb(78, 57, 130) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4E3982 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4E3982 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4E3982 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 #4E3982

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

Purple Haze color link
Purple Haze

#4E387E

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Fairground color link
Fairground

#483A79

Blue Gem color link
Blue Gem

#4B3C8E

Regalia color link
Regalia

#522D80

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Minsk color link
Minsk

#3F307F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E3982
  • RGB78, 57, 130
  • CMYK20, 29, 0, 49
  • CSSrgb(78, 57, 130)
  • HSL257°, 39%, 37%
  • HSL Precise257.26°, 39.037%, 36.667%
  • HSV257°, 56%, 51%
  • HSB257°, 56%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.224, 0.510)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.224, 0.510, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.224, 0.510)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4E3982
  • DECIMAL ID5126530
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01