What color is #4F486D?

#4F486D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F486D?

The RGB value is 79, 72, 109: 79 red, 72 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F486D?

The complementary color is #666D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F486D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F486D color

#4F486D rgb(79, 72, 109)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F486D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 28.2% green and 42.7% blue (79, 72, 109).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#4F486D color codes

HEX	`#4F486D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 72, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 34%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 34%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.7, 11.91, -20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.7, 23.59, 300.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.301, 7.401, 15.456)`
Decimal	`5195885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F486D, 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 #4F486D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F486D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #4F486D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f486d; }
.text { color: #4f486d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f486d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 72 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f486d, #62486d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F486D?: #4F486D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F486D?: The RGB value is 79, 72, 109: 79 red, 72 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F486D?: The complementary color is #666D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F486D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.