What color is #4647C3?

#4647C3 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4647C3?

The RGB value is 70, 71, 195: 70 red, 71 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4647C3?

The complementary color is #C3C246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4647C3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4647C3 color

#4647C3 rgb(70, 71, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4647C3 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.8% green and 76.5% blue (70, 71, 195).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 51% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Royal Nightcore (#533CC6), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#4647C3 color codes

HEX	`#4647C3`
RGB	`rgb(70, 71, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.8%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 51%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 64%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 64%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.39, 37.83, -65.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.39, 75.22, 300.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.626, 9.747, 52.73)`
Decimal	`4605891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4647C3, 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 #4647C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4647C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #4647C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4647c3; }
.text { color: #4647c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4647c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 71 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4647c3, #8446c3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4647C3?: #4647C3 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4647C3?: The RGB value is 70, 71, 195: 70 red, 71 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4647C3?: The complementary color is #C3C246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4647C3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.