What color is #4D4762?

#4D4762 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4762?

The RGB value is 77, 71, 98: 77 red, 71 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4762?

The complementary color is #5C6247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4762?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4762 color

#4D4762 rgb(77, 71, 98)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D4762 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.8% green and 38.4% blue (77, 71, 98).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#4D4762 color codes

HEX	`#4D4762`
RGB	`rgb(77, 71, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 27.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 28%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 28%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.73, 8.9, -14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.73, 17.37, 300.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.518, 6.966, 12.501)`
Decimal	`5064546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4762, 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 #4D4762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #4D4762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4762; }
.text { color: #4d4762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 71 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4762, #5b4762); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D4762?: #4D4762 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4762?: The RGB value is 77, 71, 98: 77 red, 71 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4762?: The complementary color is #5C6247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4762?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.