What color is #4F3972?

#4F3972 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3972?

The RGB value is 79, 57, 114: 79 red, 57 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3972?

The complementary color is #5C7239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3972?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3972 color

#4F3972 rgb(79, 57, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3972 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 22.4% green and 44.7% blue (79, 57, 114).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 33% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#4F3972 color codes

HEX	`#4F3972`
RGB	`rgb(79, 57, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 22.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 33%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 50%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 50%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.91, 22.99, -29.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.91, 37.38, 307.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.724, 5.803, 16.63)`
Decimal	`5192050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3972, 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 #4F3972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #4F3972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3972; }
.text { color: #4f3972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 57 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3972, #6b3972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F3972?: #4F3972 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3972?: The RGB value is 79, 57, 114: 79 red, 57 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3972?: The complementary color is #5C7239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3972?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.