What color is #4F446F?

#4F446F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F446F?

The RGB value is 79, 68, 111: 79 red, 68 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F446F?

The complementary color is #646F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F446F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F446F color

#4F446F rgb(79, 68, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F446F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 26.7% green and 43.5% blue (79, 68, 111).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#4F446F color codes

HEX	`#4F446F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 68, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 26.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 39%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 39%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.68, 15.06, -23.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.68, 27.67, 302.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.16, 6.944, 15.946)`
Decimal	`5194863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F446F, 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 #4F446F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F446F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #4F446F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f446f; }
.text { color: #4f446f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f446f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 68 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f446f, #65446f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F446F?: #4F446F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F446F?: The RGB value is 79, 68, 111: 79 red, 68 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F446F?: The complementary color is #646F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F446F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.