What color is #4A4F6F?

#4A4F6F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4F6F?

The RGB value is 74, 79, 111: 74 red, 79 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4F6F?

The complementary color is #6F6A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4F6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4F6F color

#4A4F6F rgb(74, 79, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A4F6F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 31% green and 43.5% blue (74, 79, 111).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#4A4F6F color codes

HEX	`#4A4F6F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 79, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 31%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 29%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.39, 6.31, -19.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.39, 20.06, 288.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.488, 8.195, 16.17)`
Decimal	`4869999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4F6F, 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 #4A4F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #4A4F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4f6f; }
.text { color: #4a4f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 79 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4f6f, #584a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A4F6F?: #4A4F6F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4F6F?: The RGB value is 74, 79, 111: 74 red, 79 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4F6F?: The complementary color is #6F6A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4F6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.