What color is #4A46DA?

#4A46DA is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A46DA?

The RGB value is 74, 70, 218: 74 red, 70 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A46DA?

The complementary color is #D6DA46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A46DA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A46DA color

#4A46DA rgb(74, 70, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A46DA is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.5% green and 85.5% blue (74, 70, 218).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 67% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Royal Nightcore (#533CC6), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#4A46DA color codes

HEX	`#4A46DA`
RGB	`rgb(74, 70, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 67%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 68%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 68%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.41, 46.52, -75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.41, 88.25, 301.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.665, 10.897, 67.488)`
Decimal	`4867802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A46DA, 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 #4A46DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A46DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4A46DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a46da; }
.text { color: #4a46da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a46da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 70 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a46da, #9446da); }

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Questions

What color is #4A46DA?: #4A46DA is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A46DA?: The RGB value is 74, 70, 218: 74 red, 70 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A46DA?: The complementary color is #D6DA46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A46DA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.