What color is #4778C7?

#4778C7 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4778C7?

The RGB value is 71, 120, 199: 71 red, 120 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4778C7?

The complementary color is #C79647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4778C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4778C7 color

#4778C7 rgb(71, 120, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4778C7 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 47.1% green and 78% blue (71, 120, 199).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 53% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Serenity’s Reign (#507BCE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#4778C7 color codes

HEX	`#4778C7`
RGB	`rgb(71, 120, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 47.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 53%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 64%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 40%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, 8.59, -46.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 46.87, 280.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.62, 18.894, 56.635)`
Decimal	`4683975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4778C7, 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 #4778C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4778C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	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 #4778C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4778c7; }
.text { color: #4778c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4778c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 120 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4778c7, #5647c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #4778C7?: #4778C7 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4778C7?: The RGB value is 71, 120, 199: 71 red, 120 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4778C7?: The complementary color is #C79647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4778C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.