What color is #4B5C9C?

#4B5C9C is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5C9C?

The RGB value is 75, 92, 156: 75 red, 92 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5C9C?

The complementary color is #9C8B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5C9C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5C9C color

#4B5C9C rgb(75, 92, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B5C9C is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 36.1% green and 61.2% blue (75, 92, 156).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 35% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#4B5C9C color codes

HEX	`#4B5C9C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 92, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 36.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 35%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 52%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 41%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.49, 12.31, -36.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.49, 38.95, 288.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.728, 11.55, 33.005)`
Decimal	`4938908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5C9C, 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 #4B5C9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B5C9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #4B5C9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5c9c; }
.text { color: #4b5c9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5c9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 92 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5c9c, #624b9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #4B5C9C?: #4B5C9C is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5C9C?: The RGB value is 75, 92, 156: 75 red, 92 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5C9C?: The complementary color is #9C8B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5C9C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.