What color is #4B486B?

#4B486B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B486B?

The RGB value is 75, 72, 107: 75 red, 72 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B486B?

The complementary color is #686B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B486B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B486B color

#4B486B rgb(75, 72, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B486B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 28.2% green and 42% blue (75, 72, 107).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#4B486B color codes

HEX	`#4B486B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 72, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 28.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 33%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.24, 10.02, -19.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.24, 22.23, 296.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.872, 7.192, 14.88)`
Decimal	`4933739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B486B, 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 #4B486B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B486B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #4B486B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b486b; }
.text { color: #4b486b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b486b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 72 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b486b, #5c486b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4B486B?: #4B486B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B486B?: The RGB value is 75, 72, 107: 75 red, 72 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B486B?: The complementary color is #686B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B486B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.