What color is #4A83E1?

#4A83E1 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A83E1?

The RGB value is 74, 131, 225: 74 red, 131 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A83E1?

The complementary color is #E1A84A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A83E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A83E1 color

#4A83E1 rgb(74, 131, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A83E1 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 51.4% green and 88.2% blue (74, 131, 225).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 72% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Blue Jay (#5588DD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#4A83E1 color codes

HEX	`#4A83E1`
RGB	`rgb(74, 131, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 51.4%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 72%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 67%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 42%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.2, 11.43, -53.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.2, 54.6, 282.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.526, 23.122, 74.39)`
Decimal	`4883425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A83E1, 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 #4A83E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A83E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #4A83E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a83e1; }
.text { color: #4a83e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a83e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 131 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a83e1, #5d4ae1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A83E1?: #4A83E1 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A83E1?: The RGB value is 74, 131, 225: 74 red, 131 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A83E1?: The complementary color is #E1A84A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A83E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.