What color is #4A5878?

#4A5878 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5878?

The RGB value is 74, 88, 120: 74 red, 88 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5878?

The complementary color is #786A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5878 color

#4A5878 rgb(74, 88, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A5878 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.5% green and 47.1% blue (74, 88, 120).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#4A5878 color codes

HEX	`#4A5878`
RGB	`rgb(74, 88, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.46, 3.23, -19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.46, 20.13, 279.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.703, 9.791, 19.144)`
Decimal	`4872312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5878, 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 #4A5878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #4A5878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5878; }
.text { color: #4a5878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 88 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5878, #534a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A5878?: #4A5878 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5878?: The RGB value is 74, 88, 120: 74 red, 88 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5878?: The complementary color is #786A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.