What color is #4D5B97?

#4D5B97 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5B97?

The RGB value is 77, 91, 151: 77 red, 91 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5B97?

The complementary color is #97894D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5B97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5B97 color

#4D5B97 rgb(77, 91, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D5B97 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 35.7% green and 59.2% blue (77, 91, 151).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#4D5B97 color codes

HEX	`#4D5B97`
RGB	`rgb(77, 91, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 35.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 49%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 40%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.07, 11.81, -34.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.07, 36.57, 288.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.386, 11.294, 30.799)`
Decimal	`5069719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5B97, 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 #4D5B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D5B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4D5B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5b97; }
.text { color: #4d5b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 91 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5b97, #644d97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #4D5B97?: #4D5B97 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5B97?: The RGB value is 77, 91, 151: 77 red, 91 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5B97?: The complementary color is #97894D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5B97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.