What color is #4E466A?

#4E466A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E466A?

The RGB value is 78, 70, 106: 78 red, 70 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E466A?

The complementary color is #626A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E466A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E466A color

#4E466A rgb(78, 70, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E466A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.5% green and 41.6% blue (78, 70, 106).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#4E466A color codes

HEX	`#4E466A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 70, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 27.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 34%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.9, 12.05, -19.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.9, 23.11, 301.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.933, 7.041, 14.574)`
Decimal	`5129834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E466A, 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 #4E466A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E466A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #4E466A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e466a; }
.text { color: #4e466a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e466a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 70 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e466a, #60466a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4E466A?: #4E466A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E466A?: The RGB value is 78, 70, 106: 78 red, 70 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E466A?: The complementary color is #626A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E466A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.