What color is #4B5A78?

#4B5A78 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 #4B5A78?

The RGB value is 75, 90, 120: 75 red, 90 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5A78?

The complementary color is #78694B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5A78 color

#4B5A78 rgb(75, 90, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B5A78 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 35.3% green and 47.1% blue (75, 90, 120).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#4B5A78 color codes

HEX	`#4B5A78`
RGB	`rgb(75, 90, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 35.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 25%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.13, 2.28, -18.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.13, 18.96, 276.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.947, 10.164, 19.203)`
Decimal	`4938360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5A78, 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 #4B5A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B5A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4B5A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5a78; }
.text { color: #4b5a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 90 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5a78, #534b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B5A78?: #4B5A78 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 #4B5A78?: The RGB value is 75, 90, 120: 75 red, 90 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5A78?: The complementary color is #78694B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.