What color is #4B5399?

#4B5399 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5399?

The RGB value is 75, 83, 153: 75 red, 83 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5399?

The complementary color is #99914B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5399?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5399 color

#4B5399 rgb(75, 83, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B5399 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 32.5% green and 60% blue (75, 83, 153).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 34% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#4B5399 color codes

HEX	`#4B5399`
RGB	`rgb(75, 83, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 32.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 34%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 51%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 46%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.81, 17.09, -39.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.81, 42.96, 293.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.743, 9.982, 31.439)`
Decimal	`4936601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5399, 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 #4B5399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #4B5399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5399; }
.text { color: #4b5399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 83 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5399, #6a4b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4B5399?: #4B5399 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5399?: The RGB value is 75, 83, 153: 75 red, 83 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5399?: The complementary color is #99914B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5399?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.