What color is #4F475C?

#4F475C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F475C?

The RGB value is 79, 71, 92: 79 red, 71 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F475C?

The complementary color is #545C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F475C?

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.

#4F475C color

#4F475C rgb(79, 71, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F475C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.8% green and 36.1% blue (79, 71, 92).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4F475C color codes

HEX	`#4F475C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 71, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.67, 8.1, -11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.67, 13.79, 305.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.409, 6.941, 11.073)`
Decimal	`5195612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F475C, 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 #4F475C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F475C 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 #4F475C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f475c; }
.text { color: #4f475c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f475c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 71 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f475c, #5a475c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F475C?: #4F475C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F475C?: The RGB value is 79, 71, 92: 79 red, 71 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F475C?: The complementary color is #545C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F475C?: 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.