What color is #4D4E71?

#4D4E71 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4E71?

The RGB value is 77, 78, 113: 77 red, 78 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4E71?

The complementary color is #71704D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4E71 color

#4D4E71 rgb(77, 78, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D4E71 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 30.6% green and 44.3% blue (77, 78, 113).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 19% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#4D4E71 color codes

HEX	`#4D4E71`
RGB	`rgb(77, 78, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 30.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 19%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 31%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.43, 8.51, -20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.43, 21.91, 292.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.765, 8.219, 16.744)`
Decimal	`5066353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4E71, 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 #4D4E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #4D4E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4e71; }
.text { color: #4d4e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 78 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4e71, #5e4d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4D4E71?: #4D4E71 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4E71?: The RGB value is 77, 78, 113: 77 red, 78 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4E71?: The complementary color is #71704D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.