#4e5e7b Color Information

#4e5e7b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #4e5e7b. In RGB, it consists of 30.6% Red, 36.9% Green, and 48.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 36.6% Cyan, 23.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 51.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 218.7°, with saturation of 22.4% and lightness of 39.4%. The decimal value for #4e5e7b is 5135995, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #4e5e7b is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#4e5e7b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color78, 94, 123 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color30.6%, 36.9%, 48.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.694, 0.631, 0.518 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.366, 0.236, 0, 0.518 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color218.7°, 22.4%, 39.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color218.7°, 36.6%, 48.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color10.720, 11.055, 20.308 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color78, 90, 123 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5135995 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color39.673, 1.604, -18.281 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)39.673, 18.351, 275.013 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color39.673, -8.910, -25.453 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color33.249, -0.637, -12.938 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.255, 0.263, 11.055 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283326075 / 0xff4e5e7b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: November 24, 2024

Shades of #4e5e7b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #4e5e7b, its pure hue is 218.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 22.4%, and its lightness is 39.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #4e5e7b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a0c0f to #44526c.

Tints of #4e5e7b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #4e5e7b, its pure hue is 218.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 22.4%, and its lightness is 39.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #4e5e7b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #64728c to #e9ebef.

Tones of #4e5e7b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #4e5e7b, its pure hue is 218.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 22.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #4e5e7b, which range from #656565 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0047c9 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #4e5e7b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #4e5e7b! For #4e5e7b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #4e5e7b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #4e5e7b

This color, #4e5e7b, consists of 30.6% Red, 36.9% Green, and 48.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 78, Green = 94, Blue = 123. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #4e5e7b is 36.6% Cyan, 23.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 51.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R30.6%
C36.6%
G36.9%
M23.6%
B48.2%
Y0.0%
K51.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 78 94 123
Octal 116 136 173
Hexa #4e #5e #7b
Binary 01001110 01011110 01111011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 36 23 0 51
Octal 44 27 0 63
Hexa #24 #17 #00 #33
Binary 00100100 00010111 00000000 00110011

Analogous Colors of #4e5e7b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #4e5e7b — which has hue 218.7° — its analogous colors are located at 188.7° and 248.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4e5e7b.

Triadic Colors of #4e5e7b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #4e5e7b — which has hue 218.7° — its triadic colors are located at 98.7° and 338.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4e5e7b.

Complementary Color of #4e5e7b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #4e5e7b — which has hue 218.7° — its complementary color is located at 38.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4e5e7b.

Split Complementary Colors of #4e5e7b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #4e5e7b — which has hue 218.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 8.7° and 218.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4e5e7b.

Tetradic Colors of #4e5e7b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #4e5e7b — which has hue 218.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 128.7°, 218.7°, 308.7°, and 38.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4e5e7b.

Monochromatic Colors of #4e5e7b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #4e5e7b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2d3138 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #748dba (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #4e5e7b

We want to make getting started with #4e5e7b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #4e5e7b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #4e5e7b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #4e5e7b with other HTML elements.

#4e5e7b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #4e5e7b.
<span style="color: #4e5e7b;">The color of this text is #4e5e7b.</span>

#4e5e7b Background Color

The background color for this text is #4e5e7b.
<div style="background-color: #4e5e7b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #4e5e7b.</div>

#4e5e7b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #4e5e7b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4e5e7b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #4e5e7b.</span>

#4e5e7b Border Color

This is a div with border color #4e5e7b.
<div style="border: #4e5e7b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #4e5e7b.</div>

#4e5e7b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #4e5e7b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4e5e7b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4e5e7b on a white background.</div></div>

#4e5e7b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #4e5e7b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4e5e7b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4e5e7b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #4e5e7b to White

This is a gradient from #4e5e7b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4e5e7b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4e5e7b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4e5e7b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4e5e7b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4e5e7b to white.</div>

Gradient from #4e5e7b to Black

This is a gradient from #4e5e7b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4e5e7b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4e5e7b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4e5e7b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4e5e7b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4e5e7b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #4e5e7b

In addition to using #4e5e7b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #4e5e7b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #4e5e7b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 78, Green = 94, Blue = 123). If you need details about the color coordinates of #4e5e7b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #4e5e7b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(78, 94, 123)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #4e5e7b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #4e5e7b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #4e5e7b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(78, 94, 123);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#4e5e7b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:78, green:94, blue:123, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:78 green:94 blue:123 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(78f, 94f, 123f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(78, 94, 123);
 

#4e5e7b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #4e5e7b the same way. For those with color blindness, #4e5e7b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #4e5e7b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #4e5e7b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #4e5e7b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #4e5e7b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #4e5e7b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #4e5e7b would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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