What color is #4A5269?

#4A5269 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5269?

The RGB value is 74, 82, 105: 74 red, 82 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5269?

The complementary color is #69614A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5269?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5269 color

#4A5269 rgb(74, 82, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A5269 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 32.2% green and 41.2% blue (74, 82, 105).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#4A5269 color codes

HEX	`#4A5269`
RGB	`rgb(74, 82, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 32.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.02, 2.7, -14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.02, 14.56, 280.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.39, 8.51, 14.562)`
Decimal	`4870761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5269, 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 #4A5269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #4A5269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5269; }
.text { color: #4a5269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 82 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5269, #514a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A5269?: #4A5269 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5269?: The RGB value is 74, 82, 105: 74 red, 82 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5269?: The complementary color is #69614A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5269?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.