What color is #4B486E?

#4B486E 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 #4B486E?

The RGB value is 75, 72, 110: 75 red, 72 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B486E?

The complementary color is #6B6E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B486E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B486E color

#4B486E rgb(75, 72, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B486E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 28.2% green and 43.1% blue (75, 72, 110).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#4B486E color codes

HEX	`#4B486E`
RGB	`rgb(75, 72, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 28.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 35%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.38, 10.87, -21.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.38, 24.11, 296.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.033, 7.256, 15.726)`
Decimal	`4933742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B486E, 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 #4B486E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B486E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #4B486E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b486e; }
.text { color: #4b486e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b486e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 72 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b486e, #5e486e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4B486E?: #4B486E 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 #4B486E?: The RGB value is 75, 72, 110: 75 red, 72 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B486E?: The complementary color is #6B6E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B486E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.