What color is #4C4C71?

#4C4C71 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4C71?

The RGB value is 76, 76, 113: 76 red, 76 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4C71?

The complementary color is #71714C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4C71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4C71 color

#4C4C71 rgb(76, 76, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C4C71 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 29.8% green and 44.3% blue (76, 76, 113).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#4C4C71 color codes

HEX	`#4C4C71`
RGB	`rgb(76, 76, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 29.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 33%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.77, 9.47, -21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.77, 23.25, 294.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.545, 7.897, 16.694)`
Decimal	`5000305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4C71, 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 #4C4C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #4C4C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4c71; }
.text { color: #4c4c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 76 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4c71, #5f4c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4C4C71?: #4C4C71 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4C71?: The RGB value is 76, 76, 113: 76 red, 76 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4C71?: The complementary color is #71714C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4C71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.