What color is #4E4A77?

#4E4A77 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 #4E4A77?

The RGB value is 78, 74, 119: 78 red, 74 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4A77?

The complementary color is #73774A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4A77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4A77 color

#4E4A77 rgb(78, 74, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E4A77 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 29% green and 46.7% blue (78, 74, 119).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#4E4A77 color codes

HEX	`#4E4A77`
RGB	`rgb(78, 74, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 29%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 38%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.67, 13.14, -25.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.67, 28.36, 297.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.92, 7.849, 18.494)`
Decimal	`5130871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4A77, 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 #4E4A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #4E4A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4a77; }
.text { color: #4e4a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 74 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4a77, #644a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4E4A77?: #4E4A77 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 #4E4A77?: The RGB value is 78, 74, 119: 78 red, 74 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4A77?: The complementary color is #73774A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4A77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.