What color is #4B5E87?

#4B5E87 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5E87?

The RGB value is 75, 94, 135: 75 red, 94 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5E87?

The complementary color is #87744B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5E87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5E87 color

#4B5E87 rgb(75, 94, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B5E87 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 36.9% green and 52.9% blue (75, 94, 135).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 29% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#4B5E87 color codes

HEX	`#4B5E87`
RGB	`rgb(75, 94, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 36.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 29%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 44%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40, 4.31, -25.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40, 25.46, 279.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.276, 11.25, 24.494)`
Decimal	`4939399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5E87, 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 #4B5E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B5E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #4B5E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5e87; }
.text { color: #4b5e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 94 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5e87, #564b87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #4B5E87?: #4B5E87 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5E87?: The RGB value is 75, 94, 135: 75 red, 94 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5E87?: The complementary color is #87744B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5E87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.