What color is #4A617F?

#4A617F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A617F?

The RGB value is 74, 97, 127: 74 red, 97 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A617F?

The complementary color is #7F684A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A617F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A617F color

#4A617F rgb(74, 97, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A617F is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 38% green and 49.8% blue (74, 97, 127).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 26% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#4A617F color codes

HEX	`#4A617F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 97, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 38%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 26%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 42%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 24%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.47, -0.28, -19.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.47, 19.51, 269.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.928, 11.537, 21.726)`
Decimal	`4874623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A617F, 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 #4A617F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A617F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4A617F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a617f; }
.text { color: #4a617f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a617f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 97 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a617f, #4e4a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A617F?: #4A617F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A617F?: The RGB value is 74, 97, 127: 74 red, 97 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A617F?: The complementary color is #7F684A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A617F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.