What color is #4E5978?

#4E5978 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 #4E5978?

The RGB value is 78, 89, 120: 78 red, 89 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5978?

The complementary color is #786D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5978?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5978 color

#4E5978 rgb(78, 89, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E5978 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 34.9% green and 47.1% blue (78, 89, 120).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#4E5978 color codes

HEX	`#4E5978`
RGB	`rgb(78, 89, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 34.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 26%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.06, 3.85, -18.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.06, 19.31, 281.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.103, 10.12, 19.187)`
Decimal	`5134712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5978, 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 #4E5978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E5978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4E5978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5978; }
.text { color: #4e5978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 89 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5978, #584e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5978?: #4E5978 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 #4E5978?: The RGB value is 78, 89, 120: 78 red, 89 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5978?: The complementary color is #786D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5978?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.