#4E7185
Slate Gray · medium cool blue
About #4E7185
With the hex code #4E7185, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 44% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 41% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Slate Gray — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Cerulean. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #85624E, a coffee shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.22:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.22:1).
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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 #4E7185?
With the hex code #4E7185, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 44% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 41% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4E7185?
Use white text. White on #4E7185 has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E7185?
Its complementary colour is #85624E, and analogous partners are #4E857D and #4E5685.