What color is #4B5774?

#4B5774 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5774?

The RGB value is 75, 87, 116: 75 red, 87 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5774?

The complementary color is #74684B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5774 color

#4B5774 rgb(75, 87, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B5774 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 34.1% green and 45.5% blue (75, 87, 116).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#4B5774 color codes

HEX	`#4B5774`
RGB	`rgb(75, 87, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 34.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.06, 3, -18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.06, 18.26, 279.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.461, 9.573, 17.869)`
Decimal	`4937588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5774, 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 #4B5774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #4B5774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5774; }
.text { color: #4b5774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 87 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5774, #544b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B5774?: #4B5774 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5774?: The RGB value is 75, 87, 116: 75 red, 87 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5774?: The complementary color is #74684B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.