What color is #4946C0?

#4946C0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4946C0?

The RGB value is 73, 70, 192: 73 red, 70 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4946C0?

The complementary color is #BDC046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4946C0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4946C0 color

#4946C0 rgb(73, 70, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4946C0 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.5% green and 75.3% blue (73, 70, 192).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 49% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Royal Nightcore (#533CC6), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#4946C0 color codes

HEX	`#4946C0`
RGB	`rgb(73, 70, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 49%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 64%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 64%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.12, 37.9, -63.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.12, 74.11, 300.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.449, 9.601, 50.951)`
Decimal	`4802240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4946C0, 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 #4946C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4946C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #4946C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4946c0; }
.text { color: #4946c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4946c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 70 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4946c0, #8646c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4946C0?: #4946C0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4946C0?: The RGB value is 73, 70, 192: 73 red, 70 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4946C0?: The complementary color is #BDC046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4946C0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.