What color is #4C4C8E?

#4C4C8E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4C8E?

The RGB value is 76, 76, 142: 76 red, 76 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4C8E?

The complementary color is #8E8E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4C8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4C8E color

#4C4C8E rgb(76, 76, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C4C8E is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 29.8% green and 55.7% blue (76, 76, 142).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 30% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#4C4C8E color codes

HEX	`#4C4C8E`
RGB	`rgb(76, 76, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 29.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 30%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 46%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 46%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.32, 18.31, -36.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.32, 41.03, 296.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.446, 8.658, 26.707)`
Decimal	`5000334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4C8E, 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 #4C4C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #4C4C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4c8e; }
.text { color: #4c4c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 76 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4c8e, #6d4c8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4C4C8E?: #4C4C8E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4C8E?: The RGB value is 76, 76, 142: 76 red, 76 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4C8E?: The complementary color is #8E8E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4C8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.