#4E5677
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #4E5677
#4E5677 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 34% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Charcoal and Prussian Blue (ΔE 17.1), with Prussian Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #776F4E (mocha), 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 — 7.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.19:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #4E5677?
#4E5677 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 34% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5677?
Use white text. White on #4E5677 has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E5677?
Its complementary colour is #776F4E, and analogous partners are #4E6B77 and #5A4E77.