What color is #4A4E75?

#4A4E75 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 #4A4E75?

The RGB value is 74, 78, 117: 74 red, 78 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4E75?

The complementary color is #75714A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4E75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4E75 color

#4A4E75 rgb(74, 78, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A4E75 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 30.6% green and 45.9% blue (74, 78, 117).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#4A4E75 color codes

HEX	`#4A4E75`
RGB	`rgb(74, 78, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 30.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 37%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 33%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.37, 8.72, -22.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.37, 24.41, 290.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.758, 8.189, 17.945)`
Decimal	`4869749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4E75, 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 #4A4E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #4A4E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4e75; }
.text { color: #4a4e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 78 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4e75, #5c4a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A4E75?: #4A4E75 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 #4A4E75?: The RGB value is 74, 78, 117: 74 red, 78 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4E75?: The complementary color is #75714A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4E75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.