What color is #4B436D?

#4B436D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B436D?

The RGB value is 75, 67, 109: 75 red, 67 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B436D?

The complementary color is #656D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B436D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B436D color

#4B436D rgb(75, 67, 109)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B436D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 26.3% green and 42.7% blue (75, 67, 109).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#4B436D color codes

HEX	`#4B436D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 67, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 26.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 39%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 39%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.91, 13.85, -23.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.91, 27, 300.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.668, 6.614, 15.338)`
Decimal	`4932461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B436D, 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 #4B436D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B436D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #4B436D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b436d; }
.text { color: #4b436d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b436d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 67 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b436d, #60436d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4B436D?: #4B436D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B436D?: The RGB value is 75, 67, 109: 75 red, 67 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B436D?: The complementary color is #656D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B436D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.