What color is #4A4660?

#4A4660 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4660?

The RGB value is 74, 70, 96: 74 red, 70 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4660?

The complementary color is #5C6046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4660?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4660 color

#4A4660 rgb(74, 70, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A4660 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.5% green and 37.6% blue (74, 70, 96).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#4A4660 color codes

HEX	`#4A4660`
RGB	`rgb(74, 70, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 27%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.07, 7.94, -14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.07, 16.69, 298.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.125, 6.681, 11.978)`
Decimal	`4867680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4660, 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 #4A4660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #4A4660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4660; }
.text { color: #4a4660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 70 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4660, #574660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A4660?: #4A4660 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4660?: The RGB value is 74, 70, 96: 74 red, 70 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4660?: The complementary color is #5C6046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4660?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.