What color is #4F487B?

#4F487B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F487B?

The RGB value is 79, 72, 123: 79 red, 72 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F487B?

The complementary color is #747B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F487B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F487B color

#4F487B rgb(79, 72, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F487B is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 28.2% green and 48.2% blue (79, 72, 123).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#4F487B color codes

HEX	`#4F487B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 72, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 41%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 41%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.41, 15.91, -28.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.41, 32.22, 299.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.116, 7.727, 19.746)`
Decimal	`5195899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F487B, 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 #4F487B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F487B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #4F487B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f487b; }
.text { color: #4f487b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f487b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 72 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f487b, #69487b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F487B?: #4F487B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F487B?: The RGB value is 79, 72, 123: 79 red, 72 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F487B?: The complementary color is #747B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F487B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.