What color is #4F4057?

#4F4057 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4057?

The RGB value is 79, 64, 87: 79 red, 64 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4057?

The complementary color is #485740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4057?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4057 color

#4F4057 rgb(79, 64, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F4057 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 25.1% green and 34.1% blue (79, 64, 87).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#4F4057 color codes

HEX	`#4F4057`
RGB	`rgb(79, 64, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 25.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 26%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 26%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.46, 11.41, -11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.46, 16.07, 315.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.778, 6.017, 9.819)`
Decimal	`5193815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4057, 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 #4F4057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #4F4057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4057; }
.text { color: #4f4057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 64 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4057, #574053); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F4057?: #4F4057 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4057?: The RGB value is 79, 64, 87: 79 red, 64 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4057?: The complementary color is #485740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4057?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.