What color is #4E4873?

#4E4873 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4873?

The RGB value is 78, 72, 115: 78 red, 72 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4873?

The complementary color is #6D7348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4873 color

#4E4873 rgb(78, 72, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E4873 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 28.2% green and 45.1% blue (78, 72, 115).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#4E4873 color codes

HEX	`#4E4873`
RGB	`rgb(78, 72, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 28.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 37%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.9, 13.28, -23.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.9, 27.28, 299.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.553, 7.492, 17.212)`
Decimal	`5130355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4873, 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 #4E4873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #4E4873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4873; }
.text { color: #4e4873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 72 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4873, #644873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4E4873?: #4E4873 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4873?: The RGB value is 78, 72, 115: 78 red, 72 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4873?: The complementary color is #6D7348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.