What color is #4A7C97?

#4A7C97 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cry Me a River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A7C97?

The RGB value is 74, 124, 151: 74 red, 124 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7C97?

The complementary color is #97654A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A7C97 color

#4A7C97 rgb(74, 124, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A7C97 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 48.6% green and 59.2% blue (74, 124, 151).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 34% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cry Me a River (#427898), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#4A7C97 color codes

HEX	`#4A7C97`
RGB	`rgb(74, 124, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 48.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 34%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 51%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 18%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.62, -9.01, -19.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.62, 21.71, 245.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.616, 18.104, 31.944)`
Decimal	`4881559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7C97, 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 #4A7C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A7C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #4A7C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7c97; }
.text { color: #4a7c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 124 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7c97, #4a5697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #4A7C97?: #4A7C97 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cry Me a River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A7C97?: The RGB value is 74, 124, 151: 74 red, 124 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7C97?: The complementary color is #97654A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.