What color is #4E5481?

#4E5481 is a grayish blue known as Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dusk?

The RGB value is 78, 84, 129: 78 red, 84 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dusk?

The complementary color is #817B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5481?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dusk color: hex code #4E5481

#4E5481 rgb(78, 84, 129)

Shades of blue

Dusk has the hex code #4E5481. It is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 32.9% green and 50.6% blue (78, 84, 129).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

Dusk (#4E5481) color codes

HEX	`#4E5481`
RGB	`rgb(78, 84, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 32.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 35%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.01, 9.67, -26.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.01, 27.81, 290.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.274, 9.545, 22.066)`
Decimal	`5133441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dusk, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4E5481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4E5481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5481; }
.text { color: #4e5481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 84 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5481, #624e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

See #4E5481 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4E5481?: #4E5481 is a grayish blue known as Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dusk?: The RGB value is 78, 84, 129: 78 red, 84 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dusk?: The complementary color is #817B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5481?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.