What color is #4A556D?

#4A556D 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 #4A556D?

The RGB value is 74, 85, 109: 74 red, 85 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A556D?

The complementary color is #6D624A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A556D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A556D color

#4A556D rgb(74, 85, 109)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A556D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 33.3% green and 42.7% blue (74, 85, 109).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#4A556D color codes

HEX	`#4A556D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 85, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 33.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 32%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.09, 1.93, -15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.09, 15.29, 277.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.832, 9.057, 15.748)`
Decimal	`4871533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A556D, 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 #4A556D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A556D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #4A556D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a556d; }
.text { color: #4a556d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a556d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 85 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a556d, #504a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A556D?: #4A556D 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 #4A556D?: The RGB value is 74, 85, 109: 74 red, 85 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A556D?: The complementary color is #6D624A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A556D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.