What color is #4E7DD1?

#4E7DD1 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E7DD1?

The RGB value is 78, 125, 209: 78 red, 125 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7DD1?

The complementary color is #D1A24E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7DD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7DD1 color

#4E7DD1 rgb(78, 125, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E7DD1 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 49% green and 82% blue (78, 125, 209).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 59% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Serenity’s Reign (#507BCE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#4E7DD1 color codes

HEX	`#4E7DD1`
RGB	`rgb(78, 125, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 49%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 59%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 63%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 40%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.83, 10.23, -48.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.83, 49.23, 282)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.98, 20.888, 63.183)`
Decimal	`5144017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7DD1, 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 #4E7DD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E7DD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	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 #4E7DD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7dd1; }
.text { color: #4e7dd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7dd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 125 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7dd1, #604ed1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Azure.

Questions

What color is #4E7DD1?: #4E7DD1 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E7DD1?: The RGB value is 78, 125, 209: 78 red, 125 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7DD1?: The complementary color is #D1A24E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7DD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.