What color is #4F4666?

#4F4666 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 #4F4666?

The RGB value is 79, 70, 102: 79 red, 70 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4666?

The complementary color is #5D6646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4666?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4666 color

#4F4666 rgb(79, 70, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F4666 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.5% green and 40% blue (79, 70, 102).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#4F4666 color codes

HEX	`#4F4666`
RGB	`rgb(79, 70, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 31%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.81, 11.31, -17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.81, 20.68, 303.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.812, 7.002, 13.508)`
Decimal	`5195366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4666, 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 #4F4666	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4666 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #4F4666 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4666; }
.text { color: #4f4666; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4666; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 70 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4666, #5f4666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F4666?: #4F4666 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 #4F4666?: The RGB value is 79, 70, 102: 79 red, 70 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4666?: The complementary color is #5D6646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4666?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.