What color is #4D4F76?

#4D4F76 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4F76?

The RGB value is 77, 79, 118: 77 red, 79 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4F76?

The complementary color is #76744D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4F76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4F76 color

#4D4F76 rgb(77, 79, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D4F76 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31% green and 46.3% blue (77, 79, 118).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#4D4F76 color codes

HEX	`#4D4F76`
RGB	`rgb(77, 79, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 35%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 33%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.96, 9.31, -22.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.96, 24.35, 292.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.126, 8.477, 18.292)`
Decimal	`5066614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4F76, 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 #4D4F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #4D4F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4f76; }
.text { color: #4d4f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 79 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4f76, #5f4d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4D4F76?: #4D4F76 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4F76?: The RGB value is 77, 79, 118: 77 red, 79 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4F76?: The complementary color is #76744D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4F76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.