All About Color #4E557E

#4E557E

About #4E557E

#4E557E is a medium blue color with the hex code #4E557E. In RGB it is red 78, green 85, blue 126; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 24%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 38%, 33%, 0%, 51%. Its contrast ratio is 7.18:1 on white and 2.92:1 on black.

#4E557E Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 55, 7E
CMYK38.10%, 32.54%, 0.00%, 50.59%
RGB Decimal78, 85, 126
HSL231°, 24%, 40%
RGB Octal116, 125, 176
HSV (HSB)231.25°, 38.10%, 49.41%
RGB Binary1001110, 1010101, 1111110
CIE-L*AB37.16, 8.14, -24.01
RGB Percent30.59%, 33.33%, 49.41%
CIE-L*CH37.16, 25.36, 288.72
XYZ10.16, 9.62, 21.06
CIE-L*UV37.16, -5.41, -34.04
xyY0.25, 0.24, 9.62
Hunter-Lab31.02, 4.15, -18.54
RYB30.59%, 32.98%, 49.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E557E on a dark background: contrast 2.92:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4E557E on a light background: contrast 7.18:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E557E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E557E · #7A82AE · #2B2F46 · #7E774E · #AEA67A

Analogous palette

#4E7E77 · #4E6D7E · #4E557E · #5F4E7E · #774E7E

Triadic palette

#4E557E · #7E4E55 · #557E4E · #7A82AE · #AE7A82

Tetradic palette

#4E557E · #7E4E6D · #7E774E · #4E7E5F · #2B2F46

Monochromatic palette

#131520 · #30354F · #4E557E · #7179A8 · #A0A6C5

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