What color is #4B4E7C?

#4B4E7C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4E7C?

The RGB value is 75, 78, 124: 75 red, 78 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4E7C?

The complementary color is #7C794B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4E7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4E7C color

#4B4E7C rgb(75, 78, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B4E7C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 30.6% green and 48.6% blue (75, 78, 124).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#4B4E7C color codes

HEX	`#4B4E7C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 78, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 30.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 37%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.8, 11.12, -26.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.8, 28.72, 292.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.263, 8.4, 20.198)`
Decimal	`4935292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4E7C, 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 #4B4E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #4B4E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4e7c; }
.text { color: #4b4e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 78 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4e7c, #604b7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4B4E7C?: #4B4E7C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4E7C?: The RGB value is 75, 78, 124: 75 red, 78 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4E7C?: The complementary color is #7C794B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4E7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.