What color is #4F4A5F?

#4F4A5F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4A5F?

The RGB value is 79, 74, 95: 79 red, 74 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4A5F?

The complementary color is #5A5F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4A5F color

#4F4A5F rgb(79, 74, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F4A5F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 29% green and 37.3% blue (79, 74, 95).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#4F4A5F color codes

HEX	`#4F4A5F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 74, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 29%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 22%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.67, 6.92, -11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.67, 13.47, 300.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.738, 7.386, 11.842)`
Decimal	`5196383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4A5F, 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 #4F4A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #4F4A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4a5f; }
.text { color: #4f4a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 74 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4a5f, #5a4a5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F4A5F?: #4F4A5F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4A5F?: The RGB value is 79, 74, 95: 79 red, 74 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4A5F?: The complementary color is #5A5F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.