What color is #4B57DB?

#4B57DB is a moderate blue known as Warm Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Warm Blue?

The RGB value is 75, 87, 219: 75 red, 87 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Warm Blue?

The complementary color is #DBCF4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B57DB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Warm Blue color: hex code #4B57DB

#4B57DB rgb(75, 87, 219)

Shades of blue

Warm Blue has the hex code #4B57DB. It is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 34.1% green and 85.9% blue (75, 87, 219).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 67% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

Warm Blue (#4B57DB) color codes

HEX	`#4B57DB`
RGB	`rgb(75, 87, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 34.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 67%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 66%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 60%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.4, 36.8, -69.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.4, 78.24, 298.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.092, 13.425, 68.589)`
Decimal	`4937691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Warm Blue, 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 #4B57DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B57DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4B57DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b57db; }
.text { color: #4b57db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b57db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 87 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b57db, #874bdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Blue.

See #4B57DB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4B57DB?: #4B57DB is a moderate blue known as Warm Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Warm Blue?: The RGB value is 75, 87, 219: 75 red, 87 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Warm Blue?: The complementary color is #DBCF4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B57DB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.