Close to Zaffre
#4D00A3
#4D00A3 is a dark, vivid purple, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 30.2% red, 0% green, and 63.9% blue. Its hue is 268°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #4D00A3.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
11.39:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.84:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.39:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.84:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4D00A3 as they’d see it.
#4D00A3 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #4D00A3
What color is #4D00A3?
#4D00A3 is a dark, vivid purple, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 30.2% red, 0% green, and 63.9% blue. Its hue is 268°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #4D00A3 in RGB?
#4D00A3 is rgb(77, 0, 163): 77 red, 0 green, and 163 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4D00A3 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(53, 100, 0, 36). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4D00A3?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #4D00A3?
Its complement #1E4200 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.