What color is #4F415E?

#4F415E 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 #4F415E?

The RGB value is 79, 65, 94: 79 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F415E?

The complementary color is #505E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F415E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F415E color

#4F415E rgb(79, 65, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F415E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 25.5% green and 36.9% blue (79, 65, 94).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#4F415E color codes

HEX	`#4F415E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 65, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 25.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 31%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.04, 12.48, -14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.04, 19.47, 309.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.135, 6.251, 11.418)`
Decimal	`5194078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F415E, 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 #4F415E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F415E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #4F415E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f415e; }
.text { color: #4f415e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f415e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 65 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f415e, #5e415e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F415E?: #4F415E 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 #4F415E?: The RGB value is 79, 65, 94: 79 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F415E?: The complementary color is #505E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F415E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.