What color is #4F566C?

#4F566C is a dark, grayish blue known as Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heavy Violet?

The RGB value is 79, 86, 108: 79 red, 86 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heavy Violet?

The complementary color is #6C654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F566C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heavy Violet color: hex code #4F566C

#4F566C rgb(79, 86, 108)

Shades of blue

Heavy Violet has the hex code #4F566C. It is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 33.7% green and 42.4% blue (79, 86, 108).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

Heavy Violet (#4F566C) color codes

HEX	`#4F566C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 86, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 33.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.74, 2.71, -13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.74, 13.79, 281.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.258, 9.4, 15.511)`
Decimal	`5199468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heavy Violet, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4F566C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F566C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4F566C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f566c; }
.text { color: #4f566c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f566c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 86 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f566c, #574f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #4F566C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4F566C?: #4F566C is a dark, grayish blue known as Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heavy Violet?: The RGB value is 79, 86, 108: 79 red, 86 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heavy Violet?: The complementary color is #6C654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F566C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.