What color is #4A4971?

#4A4971 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4971?

The RGB value is 74, 73, 113: 74 red, 73 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4971?

The complementary color is #707149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4971 color

#4A4971 rgb(74, 73, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A4971 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 28.6% green and 44.3% blue (74, 73, 113).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#4A4971 color codes

HEX	`#4A4971`
RGB	`rgb(74, 73, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 28.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 35%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.73, 10.77, -22.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.73, 25.28, 295.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.186, 7.413, 16.619)`
Decimal	`4868465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4971, 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 #4A4971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #4A4971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4971; }
.text { color: #4a4971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 73 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4971, #5e4971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A4971?: #4A4971 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4971?: The RGB value is 74, 73, 113: 74 red, 73 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4971?: The complementary color is #707149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.