What color is #4D79BC?

#4D79BC is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D79BC?

The RGB value is 77, 121, 188: 77 red, 121 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D79BC?

The complementary color is #BC904D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D79BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D79BC color

#4D79BC rgb(77, 121, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D79BC is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 47.5% green and 73.7% blue (77, 121, 188).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 45% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#4D79BC color codes

HEX	`#4D79BC`
RGB	`rgb(77, 121, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 47.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 45%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 59%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 36%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.55, 5.36, -39.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.55, 40.14, 277.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.972, 18.882, 50.212)`
Decimal	`5077436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D79BC, 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 #4D79BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D79BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	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 #4D79BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d79bc; }
.text { color: #4d79bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d79bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 121 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d79bc, #594dbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #4D79BC?: #4D79BC is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D79BC?: The RGB value is 77, 121, 188: 77 red, 121 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D79BC?: The complementary color is #BC904D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D79BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.