#4C596A
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #4C596A
#4C596A is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 30% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 9.9), with Slate Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #6A5D4C (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.13:1).
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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 #4C596A?
#4C596A is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 30% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4C596A?
Use white text. White on #4C596A has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4C596A?
Its complementary colour is #6A5D4C, and analogous partners are #4C686A and #4E4C6A.