What color is #4E80B2?

#4E80B2 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E80B2?

The RGB value is 78, 128, 178: 78 red, 128 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E80B2?

The complementary color is #B2804E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E80B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E80B2 color

#4E80B2 rgb(78, 128, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E80B2 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 50.2% green and 69.8% blue (78, 128, 178).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 39% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Fisher King (#5182B9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#4E80B2 color codes

HEX	`#4E80B2`
RGB	`rgb(78, 128, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 50.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 39%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 56%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 28%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.14, -1.91, -31.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.14, 31.58, 266.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.894, 20.271, 45.028)`
Decimal	`5144754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E80B2, 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 #4E80B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E80B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #4E80B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e80b2; }
.text { color: #4e80b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e80b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 128 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e80b2, #4e4eb2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E80B2?: #4E80B2 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E80B2?: The RGB value is 78, 128, 178: 78 red, 128 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E80B2?: The complementary color is #B2804E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E80B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.