What color is #4E4E7A?

#4E4E7A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4E7A?

The RGB value is 78, 78, 122: 78 red, 78 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4E7A?

The complementary color is #7A7A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4E7A color

#4E4E7A rgb(78, 78, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E4E7A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 30.6% green and 47.8% blue (78, 78, 122).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#4E4E7A color codes

HEX	`#4E4E7A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 78, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 30.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 36%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 36%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.95, 11.43, -24.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.95, 27.48, 294.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.378, 8.473, 19.55)`
Decimal	`5131898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4E7A, 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 #4E4E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #4E4E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4e7a; }
.text { color: #4e4e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 78 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4e7a, #644e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4E4E7A?: #4E4E7A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4E7A?: The RGB value is 78, 78, 122: 78 red, 78 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4E7A?: The complementary color is #7A7A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.