What color is #4A75C0?

#4A75C0 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A75C0?

The RGB value is 74, 117, 192: 74 red, 117 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A75C0?

The complementary color is #C0954A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A75C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A75C0 color

#4A75C0 rgb(74, 117, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A75C0 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 45.9% green and 75.3% blue (74, 117, 192).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 48% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Serenity’s Reign (#507BCE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#4A75C0 color codes

HEX	`#4A75C0`
RGB	`rgb(74, 117, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 45.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 48%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 61%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 39%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, 8.57, -43.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 44.62, 281.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.696, 17.983, 52.345)`
Decimal	`4879808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A75C0, 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 #4A75C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A75C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #4A75C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a75c0; }
.text { color: #4a75c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a75c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 117 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a75c0, #5a4ac0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A75C0?: #4A75C0 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A75C0?: The RGB value is 74, 117, 192: 74 red, 117 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A75C0?: The complementary color is #C0954A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A75C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.