What color is #4A45A6?

#4A45A6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxy Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A45A6?

The RGB value is 74, 69, 166: 74 red, 69 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A45A6?

The complementary color is #A1A645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A45A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A45A6 color

#4A45A6 rgb(74, 69, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A45A6 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.1% green and 65.1% blue (74, 69, 166).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 41% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Galaxy Express (#444499), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#4A45A6 color codes

HEX	`#4A45A6`
RGB	`rgb(74, 69, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 41%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 58%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.93, 30.13, -51.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.93, 59.97, 300.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.833, 8.465, 37.079)`
Decimal	`4867494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A45A6, 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 #4A45A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A45A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #4A45A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a45a6; }
.text { color: #4a45a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a45a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 69 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a45a6, #7a45a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A45A6?: #4A45A6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxy Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A45A6?: The RGB value is 74, 69, 166: 74 red, 69 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A45A6?: The complementary color is #A1A645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A45A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.