What color is #4D648A?

#4D648A is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D648A?

The RGB value is 77, 100, 138: 77 red, 100 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D648A?

The complementary color is #8A734D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D648A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D648A color

#4D648A rgb(77, 100, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D648A is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 39.2% green and 54.1% blue (77, 100, 138).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Galilee (#466590), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#4D648A color codes

HEX	`#4D648A`
RGB	`rgb(77, 100, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 39.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 44%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 28%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.04, 2.07, -23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.04, 23.8, 274.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.204, 12.526, 25.815)`
Decimal	`5072010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D648A, 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 #4D648A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D648A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #4D648A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d648a; }
.text { color: #4d648a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d648a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 100 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d648a, #544d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #4D648A?: #4D648A is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D648A?: The RGB value is 77, 100, 138: 77 red, 100 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D648A?: The complementary color is #8A734D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D648A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.