What color is #4E648F?

#4E648F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E648F?

The RGB value is 78, 100, 143: 78 red, 100 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E648F?

The complementary color is #8F794E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E648F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E648F color

#4E648F rgb(78, 100, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E648F is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 39.2% green and 56.1% blue (78, 100, 143).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Galilee (#466590), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#4E648F color codes

HEX	`#4E648F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 100, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 39.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 30%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.33, 3.88, -26.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.33, 26.54, 278.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.655, 12.716, 27.769)`
Decimal	`5137551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E648F, 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 #4E648F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E648F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #4E648F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e648f; }
.text { color: #4e648f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e648f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 100 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e648f, #594e8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #4E648F?: #4E648F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E648F?: The RGB value is 78, 100, 143: 78 red, 100 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E648F?: The complementary color is #8F794E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E648F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.