What color is #4F4976?

#4F4976 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4976?

The RGB value is 79, 73, 118: 79 red, 73 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4976?

The complementary color is #707649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4976 color

#4F4976 rgb(79, 73, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F4976 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 28.6% green and 46.3% blue (79, 73, 118).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#4F4976 color codes

HEX	`#4F4976`
RGB	`rgb(79, 73, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 38%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.43, 13.81, -24.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.43, 28.45, 299.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.876, 7.735, 18.161)`
Decimal	`5196150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4976, 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 #4F4976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #4F4976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4976; }
.text { color: #4f4976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 73 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4976, #664976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F4976?: #4F4976 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4976?: The RGB value is 79, 73, 118: 79 red, 73 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4976?: The complementary color is #707649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.