What color is #4F4D77?

#4F4D77 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4D77?

The RGB value is 79, 77, 119: 79 red, 77 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4D77?

The complementary color is #75774D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4D77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4D77 color

#4F4D77 rgb(79, 77, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F4D77 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 30.2% green and 46.7% blue (79, 77, 119).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#4F4D77 color codes

HEX	`#4F4D77`
RGB	`rgb(79, 77, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 30.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 35%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.6, 11.51, -23.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.6, 26.31, 295.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.207, 8.302, 18.566)`
Decimal	`5197175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4D77, 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 #4F4D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #4F4D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4d77; }
.text { color: #4f4d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 77 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4d77, #644d77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F4D77?: #4F4D77 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4D77?: The RGB value is 79, 77, 119: 79 red, 77 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4D77?: The complementary color is #75774D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4D77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.