What color is #4D496B?

#4D496B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D496B?

The RGB value is 77, 73, 107: 77 red, 73 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D496B?

The complementary color is #676B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D496B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D496B color

#4D496B rgb(77, 73, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D496B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 28.6% green and 42% blue (77, 73, 107).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#4D496B color codes

HEX	`#4D496B`
RGB	`rgb(77, 73, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 28.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.71, 10.04, -19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.71, 21.58, 297.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.096, 7.404, 14.91)`
Decimal	`5065067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D496B, 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 #4D496B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D496B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #4D496B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d496b; }
.text { color: #4d496b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d496b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 73 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d496b, #5e496b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4D496B?: #4D496B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D496B?: The RGB value is 77, 73, 107: 77 red, 73 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D496B?: The complementary color is #676B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D496B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.