#4A4E65
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #4A4E65
#4A4E65 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 31% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.8), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #65614A (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.17:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #4A4E65?
#4A4E65 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 31% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4A4E65?
Use white text. White on #4A4E65 has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4A4E65?
Its complementary colour is #65614A, and analogous partners are #4A5C65 and #534A65.