What color is #4D438C?

#4D438C is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D438C?

The RGB value is 77, 67, 140: 77 red, 67 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D438C?

The complementary color is #828C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D438C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D438C color

#4D438C rgb(77, 67, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D438C is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 26.3% green and 54.9% blue (77, 67, 140).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 35% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#4D438C color codes

HEX	`#4D438C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 67, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 26.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 35%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 52%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 52%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.89, 23.74, -39.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.89, 45.97, 301.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.8, 7.485, 25.734)`
Decimal	`5063564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D438C, 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 #4D438C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D438C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #4D438C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d438c; }
.text { color: #4d438c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d438c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 67 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d438c, #71438c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D438C?: #4D438C is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D438C?: The RGB value is 77, 67, 140: 77 red, 67 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D438C?: The complementary color is #828C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D438C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.