What color is #4A4465?

#4A4465 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4465?

The RGB value is 74, 68, 101: 74 red, 68 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4465?

The complementary color is #5F6544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4465?

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.

#4A4465 color

#4A4465 rgb(74, 68, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A4465 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 26.7% green and 39.6% blue (74, 68, 101).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4A4465 color codes

HEX	`#4A4465`
RGB	`rgb(74, 68, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 26.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 33%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.71, 10.61, -18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.71, 21.25, 299.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.24, 6.53, 13.188)`
Decimal	`4867173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4465, 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 #4A4465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4465 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 #4A4465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4465; }
.text { color: #4a4465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 68 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4465, #5a4465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A4465?: #4A4465 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4465?: The RGB value is 74, 68, 101: 74 red, 68 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4465?: The complementary color is #5F6544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4465?: 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.