What color is #4E5181?

#4E5181 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 #4E5181?

The RGB value is 78, 81, 129: 78 red, 81 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5181?

The complementary color is #817E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5181?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5181 color

#4E5181 rgb(78, 81, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E5181 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31.8% green and 50.6% blue (78, 81, 129).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#4E5181 color codes

HEX	`#4E5181`
RGB	`rgb(78, 81, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 31.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 37%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.16, 11.59, -27.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.16, 29.77, 292.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.046, 9.089, 21.99)`
Decimal	`5132673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5181, 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 #4E5181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #4E5181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5181; }
.text { color: #4e5181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 81 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5181, #654e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4E5181?: #4E5181 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 #4E5181?: The RGB value is 78, 81, 129: 78 red, 81 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5181?: The complementary color is #817E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5181?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.