What color is #4E41B2?

#4E41B2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E41B2?

The RGB value is 78, 65, 178: 78 red, 65 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E41B2?

The complementary color is #A5B241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E41B2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E41B2 color

#4E41B2 rgb(78, 65, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E41B2 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 25.5% green and 69.8% blue (78, 65, 178).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 47% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Royal Nightcore (#533CC6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#4E41B2 color codes

HEX	`#4E41B2`
RGB	`rgb(78, 65, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 25.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 47%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 63%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 63%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.23, 37.23, -58.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.23, 69.34, 302.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.066, 8.614, 43.085)`
Decimal	`5128626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E41B2, 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 #4E41B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E41B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #4E41B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e41b2; }
.text { color: #4e41b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e41b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 65 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e41b2, #8641b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E41B2?: #4E41B2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Royal Nightcore. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E41B2?: The RGB value is 78, 65, 178: 78 red, 65 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E41B2?: The complementary color is #A5B241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E41B2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.