What color is #4F4267?

#4F4267 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4267?

The RGB value is 79, 66, 103: 79 red, 66 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4267?

The complementary color is #5A6742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4267?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4267 color

#4F4267 rgb(79, 66, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F4267 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 25.9% green and 40.4% blue (79, 66, 103).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 22% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#4F4267 color codes

HEX	`#4F4267`
RGB	`rgb(79, 66, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 25.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 22%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 36%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 36%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, 14.17, -19.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 24.21, 305.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.62, 6.538, 13.69)`
Decimal	`5194343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4267, 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 #4F4267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #4F4267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4267; }
.text { color: #4f4267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 66 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4267, #624267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F4267?: #4F4267 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4267?: The RGB value is 79, 66, 103: 79 red, 66 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4267?: The complementary color is #5A6742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4267?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.