Color #4B4879 Color / Colour Code #4B4879
This page shows the hex color code for color #4b4879 (#4B4879). The colour is a blue tone with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #4B4879 against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#4B4879 paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 214, 244, and 274 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 244, 4, and 124 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #4B4879
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 244 and saturation at 25%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 244 to 289 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 244 with its complement at 64 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #4B4879
Lightness variations at hue 244 and 25% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #4B4879
Design Use Cases for #4B4879
Muted Accent Color
With 25% saturation, #4B4879 has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Primary Interface Color
At 38% lightness, #4B4879 is in the mid-range, making it ideal for interactive elements like buttons, links, and selected states. This lightness level ensures good contrast against both light and dark adjacent elements in most layouts.
Trust & Professional Identity
#4B4879 sits in the blue range (hue 244). Blue is the world's most popular color for corporate identities because it conveys trust, stability, and competence. Use it for navigation bars, link text, form focus states, and any element where user confidence matters. Financial, healthcare, and technology brands rely heavily on this hue range.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #4B4879 (hue 244) to its complement at hue 64. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 274. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b4879, #767949);
CSS Code for #4B4879
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About Color #4B4879 (#4B4879)
#4B4879 is a blue color (colour) with RGB channel values of 75 red, 72 green, and 121 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 244 degrees with 25% saturation and 38% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #4B4879 is 78/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This appears dark to the human eye, so pair it with light text for adequate readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow, and 53% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #4B4879 against white is 8.39:1 and against black is 2.50:1. This exceeds the AAA requirement (7:1) for normal text on white, making it excellent for body text and small UI labels on light backgrounds.
The complementary colour #767949 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #4B4879. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #495E79 and #644979, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #4B4879?
- #4B4879 is Color #4B4879, a blue color (colour) with RGB(75, 72, 121), HSL(244, 25%, 38%), and CMYK(38%, 40%, 0%, 53%). Its perceived brightness is 78/255.
- Is #4B4879 accessible for text?
- Against white, #4B4879 has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (passes AA for normal text). Against black, it has 2.50:1 (fails AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #4B4879?
- The complementary colour is #767949 (hue 64). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #495E79 and #644979. The triadic palette adds #794C49 and #49794C for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #4B4879 in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #4b4879; or rgb(75, 72, 121); or hsl(244, 25%, 38%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 244 25% 38%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.