What color is #4B4662?

#4B4662 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4662?

The RGB value is 75, 70, 98: 75 red, 70 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4662?

The complementary color is #5D6246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4662?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4662 color

#4B4662 rgb(75, 70, 98)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B4662 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 27.5% green and 38.4% blue (75, 70, 98).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#4B4662 color codes

HEX	`#4B4662`
RGB	`rgb(75, 70, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 27.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 29%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.25, 8.83, -15.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.25, 17.99, 299.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.296, 6.758, 12.473)`
Decimal	`4933218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4662, 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 #4B4662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #4B4662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4662; }
.text { color: #4b4662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 70 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4662, #594662); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B4662?: #4B4662 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4662?: The RGB value is 75, 70, 98: 75 red, 70 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4662?: The complementary color is #5D6246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4662?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.