What color is #4E5778?

#4E5778 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5778?

The RGB value is 78, 87, 120: 78 red, 87 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5778?

The complementary color is #786F4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5778?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5778 color

#4E5778 rgb(78, 87, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E5778 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 34.1% green and 47.1% blue (78, 87, 120).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#4E5778 color codes

HEX	`#4E5778`
RGB	`rgb(78, 87, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 34.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 27%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.47, 5.11, -19.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.47, 20.48, 284.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.939, 9.792, 19.132)`
Decimal	`5134200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5778, 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 #4E5778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #4E5778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5778; }
.text { color: #4e5778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 87 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5778, #5a4e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4E5778?: #4E5778 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5778?: The RGB value is 78, 87, 120: 78 red, 87 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5778?: The complementary color is #786F4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5778?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.