What color is #4B37C4?

#4B37C4 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B37C4?

The RGB value is 75, 55, 196: 75 red, 55 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B37C4?

The complementary color is #B0C437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B37C4?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B37C4 color

#4B37C4 rgb(75, 55, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B37C4 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 21.6% green and 76.9% blue (75, 55, 196).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 56% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Royal Nightcore (#533CC6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#4B37C4 color codes

HEX	`#4B37C4`
RGB	`rgb(75, 55, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 21.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 56%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 72%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 72%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.42, 48.15, -70.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.42, 85.33, 304.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.228, 8.213, 53.049)`
Decimal	`4929476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B37C4, 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 #4B37C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B37C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #4B37C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b37c4; }
.text { color: #4b37c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b37c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 55 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b37c4, #9237c4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B37C4?: #4B37C4 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B37C4?: The RGB value is 75, 55, 196: 75 red, 55 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B37C4?: The complementary color is #B0C437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B37C4?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.