What color is #4E4471?

#4E4471 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4471?

The RGB value is 78, 68, 113: 78 red, 68 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4471?

The complementary color is #677144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4471 color

#4E4471 rgb(78, 68, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E4471 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 26.7% green and 44.3% blue (78, 68, 113).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#4E4471 color codes

HEX	`#4E4471`
RGB	`rgb(78, 68, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 26.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 40%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.68, 15.3, -24.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.68, 28.87, 302.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.189, 6.946, 16.529)`
Decimal	`5129329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4471, 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 #4E4471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #4E4471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4471; }
.text { color: #4e4471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 68 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4471, #654471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4E4471?: #4E4471 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4471?: The RGB value is 78, 68, 113: 78 red, 68 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4471?: The complementary color is #677144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.