What color is #4E4E84?

#4E4E84 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4E84?

The RGB value is 78, 78, 132: 78 red, 78 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4E84?

The complementary color is #84844E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4E84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4E84 color

#4E4E84 rgb(78, 78, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E4E84 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 30.6% green and 51.8% blue (78, 78, 132).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#4E4E84 color codes

HEX	`#4E4E84`
RGB	`rgb(78, 78, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 30.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 41%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.47, 14.44, -30.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.47, 33.6, 295.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.03, 8.734, 22.983)`
Decimal	`5131908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4E84, 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 #4E4E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #4E4E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4e84; }
.text { color: #4e4e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 78 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4e84, #694e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4E4E84?: #4E4E84 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4E84?: The RGB value is 78, 78, 132: 78 red, 78 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4E84?: The complementary color is #84844E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4E84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.