What color is #4F4595?

#4F4595 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blueberry. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4595?

The RGB value is 79, 69, 149: 79 red, 69 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4595?

The complementary color is #8B9545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4595?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4595 color

#4F4595 rgb(79, 69, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F4595 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.1% green and 58.4% blue (79, 69, 149).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 37% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Blueberry (#464196), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#4F4595 color codes

HEX	`#4F4595`
RGB	`rgb(79, 69, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 37%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 54%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 54%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.17, 25.77, -42.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.17, 49.96, 301.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.776, 8.088, 29.421)`
Decimal	`5195157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4595, 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 #4F4595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #4F4595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4595; }
.text { color: #4f4595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 69 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4595, #774595); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F4595?: #4F4595 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blueberry. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4595?: The RGB value is 79, 69, 149: 79 red, 69 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4595?: The complementary color is #8B9545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4595?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.