What color is #4B587C?

#4B587C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B587C?

The RGB value is 75, 88, 124: 75 red, 88 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B587C?

The complementary color is #7C6F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B587C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B587C color

#4B587C rgb(75, 88, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B587C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 34.5% green and 48.6% blue (75, 88, 124).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#4B587C color codes

HEX	`#4B587C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 88, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 34.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 29%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.72, 4.73, -21.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.72, 22.43, 282.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.028, 9.93, 20.453)`
Decimal	`4937852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B587C, 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 #4B587C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B587C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #4B587C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b587c; }
.text { color: #4b587c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b587c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 88 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b587c, #574b7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4B587C?: #4B587C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B587C?: The RGB value is 75, 88, 124: 75 red, 88 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B587C?: The complementary color is #7C6F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B587C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.