What color is #4F4B6F?

#4F4B6F 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 #4F4B6F?

The RGB value is 79, 75, 111: 79 red, 75 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4B6F?

The complementary color is #6B6F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4B6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4B6F color

#4F4B6F rgb(79, 75, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F4B6F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 29.4% green and 43.5% blue (79, 75, 111).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#4F4B6F color codes

HEX	`#4F4B6F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 75, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 29.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 32%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.65, 10.53, -20.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.65, 22.73, 297.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.609, 7.842, 16.096)`
Decimal	`5196655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4B6F, 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 #4F4B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #4F4B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4b6f; }
.text { color: #4f4b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 75 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4b6f, #614b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F4B6F?: #4F4B6F 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 #4F4B6F?: The RGB value is 79, 75, 111: 79 red, 75 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4B6F?: The complementary color is #6B6F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4B6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.