What color is #4F4A5B?

#4F4A5B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4A5B?

The RGB value is 79, 74, 91: 79 red, 74 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4A5B?

The complementary color is #565B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4A5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4A5B color

#4F4A5B rgb(79, 74, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4A5B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 29% green and 35.7% blue (79, 74, 91).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% 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 8.53:1).

#4F4A5B color codes

HEX	`#4F4A5B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 74, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 29%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 19%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.51, 5.93, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.51, 10.98, 302.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.561, 7.315, 10.909)`
Decimal	`5196379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4A5B, 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 #4F4A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4A5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #4F4A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4a5b; }
.text { color: #4f4a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 74 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4a5b, #574a5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F4A5B?: #4F4A5B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4A5B?: The RGB value is 79, 74, 91: 79 red, 74 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4A5B?: The complementary color is #565B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4A5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.