What color is #4C4860?

#4C4860 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4860?

The RGB value is 76, 72, 96: 76 red, 72 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4860?

The complementary color is #5C6048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4860 color

#4C4860 rgb(76, 72, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C4860 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 28.2% green and 37.6% blue (76, 72, 96).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#4C4860 color codes

HEX	`#4C4860`
RGB	`rgb(76, 72, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 28.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 25%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.84, 7.37, -13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.84, 15.36, 298.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.409, 7.016, 12.028)`
Decimal	`4999264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4860, 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 #4C4860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #4C4860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4860; }
.text { color: #4c4860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 72 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4860, #584860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4C4860?: #4C4860 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4860?: The RGB value is 76, 72, 96: 76 red, 72 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4860?: The complementary color is #5C6048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.