What color is #4E4961?

#4E4961 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 #4E4961?

The RGB value is 78, 73, 97: 78 red, 73 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4961?

The complementary color is #5C6149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4961 color

#4E4961 rgb(78, 73, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E4961 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 28.6% green and 38% blue (78, 73, 97).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#4E4961 color codes

HEX	`#4E4961`
RGB	`rgb(78, 73, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 28.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.36, 7.71, -13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.36, 15.37, 300.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.682, 7.248, 12.301)`
Decimal	`5130593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4961, 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 #4E4961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #4E4961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4961; }
.text { color: #4e4961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 73 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4961, #5a4961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E4961?: #4E4961 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 #4E4961?: The RGB value is 78, 73, 97: 78 red, 73 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4961?: The complementary color is #5C6149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.