What color is #4F496A?

#4F496A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F496A?

The RGB value is 79, 73, 106: 79 red, 73 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F496A?

The complementary color is #646A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F496A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F496A color

#4F496A rgb(79, 73, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F496A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 28.6% green and 41.6% blue (79, 73, 106).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#4F496A color codes

HEX	`#4F496A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 73, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 31%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.85, 10.45, -18.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.85, 21.02, 299.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.208, 7.468, 14.642)`
Decimal	`5196138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F496A, 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 #4F496A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F496A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #4F496A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f496a; }
.text { color: #4f496a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f496a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 73 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f496a, #60496a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F496A?: #4F496A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F496A?: The RGB value is 79, 73, 106: 79 red, 73 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F496A?: The complementary color is #646A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F496A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.