What color is #4E458A?

#4E458A is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E458A?

The RGB value is 78, 69, 138: 78 red, 69 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E458A?

The complementary color is #818A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E458A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E458A color

#4E458A rgb(78, 69, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E458A is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.1% green and 54.1% blue (78, 69, 138).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 33% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#4E458A color codes

HEX	`#4E458A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 69, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 27.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 33%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 50%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 50%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.37, 22.09, -37.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.37, 43.4, 300.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.856, 7.711, 25.009)`
Decimal	`5129610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E458A, 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 #4E458A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E458A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #4E458A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e458a; }
.text { color: #4e458a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e458a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 69 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e458a, #71458a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E458A?: #4E458A is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E458A?: The RGB value is 78, 69, 138: 78 red, 69 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E458A?: The complementary color is #818A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E458A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.