What color is #4D538F?

#4D538F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D538F?

The RGB value is 77, 83, 143: 77 red, 83 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D538F?

The complementary color is #8F894D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D538F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D538F color

#4D538F rgb(77, 83, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D538F is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 32.5% green and 56.1% blue (77, 83, 143).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 30% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#4D538F color codes

HEX	`#4D538F`
RGB	`rgb(77, 83, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 32.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 30%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 46%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 42%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, 14.37, -34.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 36.95, 292.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.11, 9.747, 27.277)`
Decimal	`5067663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D538F, 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 #4D538F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D538F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #4D538F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d538f; }
.text { color: #4d538f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d538f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 83 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d538f, #684d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4D538F?: #4D538F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D538F?: The RGB value is 77, 83, 143: 77 red, 83 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D538F?: The complementary color is #8F894D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D538F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.