What color is #4A4679?

#4A4679 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4679?

The RGB value is 74, 70, 121: 74 red, 70 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4679?

The complementary color is #757946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4679?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4679 color

#4A4679 rgb(74, 70, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A4679 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.5% green and 47.5% blue (74, 70, 121).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#4A4679 color codes

HEX	`#4A4679`
RGB	`rgb(74, 70, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 42%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.29, 15.12, -28.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.29, 32.31, 297.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.464, 7.216, 19.032)`
Decimal	`4867705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4679, 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 #4A4679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #4A4679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4679; }
.text { color: #4a4679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 70 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4679, #644679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A4679?: #4A4679 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4679?: The RGB value is 74, 70, 121: 74 red, 70 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4679?: The complementary color is #757946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4679?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.