What color is #4A7D9B?

#4A7D9B 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 #4A7D9B?

The RGB value is 74, 125, 155: 74 red, 125 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7D9B?

The complementary color is #9B684A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7D9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A7D9B color

#4A7D9B rgb(74, 125, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A7D9B is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 49% green and 60.8% blue (74, 125, 155).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 35% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cry Me a River (#427898), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#4A7D9B color codes

HEX	`#4A7D9B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 125, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 49%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 35%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 52%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 19%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.08, -8.35, -21.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.08, 22.96, 248.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.072, 18.488, 33.726)`
Decimal	`4881819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7D9B, 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 #4A7D9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A7D9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #4A7D9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7d9b; }
.text { color: #4a7d9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7d9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 125 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7d9b, #4a559b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4A7D9B?: #4A7D9B 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 #4A7D9B?: The RGB value is 74, 125, 155: 74 red, 125 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7D9B?: The complementary color is #9B684A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7D9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.