What color is #4C557C?

#4C557C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C557C?

The RGB value is 76, 85, 124: 76 red, 85 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C557C?

The complementary color is #7C734C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C557C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C557C color

#4C557C rgb(76, 85, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C557C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 33.3% green and 48.6% blue (76, 85, 124).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#4C557C color codes

HEX	`#4C557C`
RGB	`rgb(76, 85, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 33.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 31%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.91, 6.93, -23.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.91, 24.19, 286.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.866, 9.488, 20.376)`
Decimal	`5002620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C557C, 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 #4C557C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C557C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #4C557C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c557c; }
.text { color: #4c557c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c557c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 85 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c557c, #5b4c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4C557C?: #4C557C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C557C?: The RGB value is 76, 85, 124: 76 red, 85 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C557C?: The complementary color is #7C734C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C557C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.