What color is #4E4C74?

#4E4C74 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 #4E4C74?

The RGB value is 78, 76, 116: 78 red, 76 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4C74?

The complementary color is #72744C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4C74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4C74 color

#4E4C74 rgb(78, 76, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E4C74 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 29.8% green and 45.5% blue (78, 76, 116).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#4E4C74 color codes

HEX	`#4E4C74`
RGB	`rgb(78, 76, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 29.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 34%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.09, 10.98, -22.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.09, 25.13, 295.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.878, 8.049, 17.606)`
Decimal	`5131380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4C74, 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 #4E4C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #4E4C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4c74; }
.text { color: #4e4c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 76 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4c74, #624c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4E4C74?: #4E4C74 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 #4E4C74?: The RGB value is 78, 76, 116: 78 red, 76 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4C74?: The complementary color is #72744C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4C74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.