What color is #4E495F?

#4E495F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E495F?

The RGB value is 78, 73, 95: 78 red, 73 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E495F?

The complementary color is #5A5F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E495F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E495F color

#4E495F rgb(78, 73, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E495F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 28.6% green and 37.3% blue (78, 73, 95).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#4E495F color codes

HEX	`#4E495F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 73, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 28.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.28, 7.2, -12.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.28, 14.12, 300.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.59, 7.211, 11.816)`
Decimal	`5130591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E495F, 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 #4E495F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E495F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #4E495F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e495f; }
.text { color: #4e495f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e495f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 73 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e495f, #59495f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E495F?: #4E495F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E495F?: The RGB value is 78, 73, 95: 78 red, 73 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E495F?: The complementary color is #5A5F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E495F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.