What color is #4A436F?

#4A436F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A436F?

The RGB value is 74, 67, 111: 74 red, 67 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A436F?

The complementary color is #686F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A436F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A436F color

#4A436F rgb(74, 67, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A436F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 26.3% green and 43.5% blue (74, 67, 111).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#4A436F color codes

HEX	`#4A436F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 67, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 26.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 40%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.92, 14.1, -24.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.92, 28.22, 299.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.7, 6.618, 15.908)`
Decimal	`4866927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A436F, 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 #4A436F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A436F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #4A436F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a436f; }
.text { color: #4a436f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a436f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 67 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a436f, #60436f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A436F?: #4A436F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A436F?: The RGB value is 74, 67, 111: 74 red, 67 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A436F?: The complementary color is #686F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A436F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.