What color is #4A436B?

#4A436B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A436B?

The RGB value is 74, 67, 107: 74 red, 67 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A436B?

The complementary color is #646B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A436B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A436B color

#4A436B rgb(74, 67, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A436B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 26.3% green and 42% blue (74, 67, 107).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#4A436B color codes

HEX	`#4A436B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 67, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 26.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 37%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 37%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.72, 12.95, -22.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.72, 25.72, 300.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.484, 6.532, 14.773)`
Decimal	`4866923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A436B, 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 #4A436B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A436B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #4A436B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a436b; }
.text { color: #4a436b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a436b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 67 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a436b, #5e436b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A436B?: #4A436B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A436B?: The RGB value is 74, 67, 107: 74 red, 67 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A436B?: The complementary color is #646B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A436B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.