What color is #4C4E85?

#4C4E85 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4E85?

The RGB value is 76, 78, 133: 76 red, 78 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4E85?

The complementary color is #85834C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4E85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4E85 color

#4C4E85 rgb(76, 78, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C4E85 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 30.6% green and 52.2% blue (76, 78, 133).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#4C4E85 color codes

HEX	`#4C4E85`
RGB	`rgb(76, 78, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 30.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 43%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 41%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, 14.18, -31.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 34.22, 294.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.937, 8.678, 23.337)`
Decimal	`5000837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4E85, 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 #4C4E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #4C4E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4e85; }
.text { color: #4c4e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 78 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4e85, #664c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4C4E85?: #4C4E85 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4E85?: The RGB value is 76, 78, 133: 76 red, 78 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4E85?: The complementary color is #85834C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4E85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.