What color is #4A68B9?

#4A68B9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color God of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A68B9?

The RGB value is 74, 104, 185: 74 red, 104 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A68B9?

The complementary color is #B99B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A68B9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A68B9 color

#4A68B9 rgb(74, 104, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A68B9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 40.8% green and 72.5% blue (74, 104, 185).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 44% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is God of Rain (#4466CC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#4A68B9 color codes

HEX	`#4A68B9`
RGB	`rgb(74, 104, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 40.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 44%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 60%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 44%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.44, 14.26, -46.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.44, 48.32, 287.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.528, 14.858, 47.886)`
Decimal	`4876473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A68B9, 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 #4A68B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A68B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #4A68B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a68b9; }
.text { color: #4a68b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a68b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 104 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a68b9, #634ab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A68B9?: #4A68B9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color God of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A68B9?: The RGB value is 74, 104, 185: 74 red, 104 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A68B9?: The complementary color is #B99B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A68B9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.