#4E5B6D
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #4E5B6D
#4E5B6D is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 36% green and 43% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.9); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6D604E — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E5B6D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.91:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.91:1).
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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 #4E5B6D?
#4E5B6D is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 36% green and 43% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5B6D?
Use white text. White on #4E5B6D has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E5B6D?
Its complementary colour is #6D604E, and analogous partners are #4E6A6D and #514E6D.