What color is #4F4E7B?

#4F4E7B 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 #4F4E7B?

The RGB value is 79, 78, 123: 79 red, 78 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4E7B?

The complementary color is #7A7B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4E7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4E7B color

#4F4E7B rgb(79, 78, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F4E7B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 30.6% green and 48.2% blue (79, 78, 123).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#4F4E7B color codes

HEX	`#4F4E7B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 78, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 30.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 37%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.08, 12.04, -25.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.08, 28.1, 295.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.523, 8.541, 19.882)`
Decimal	`5197435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4E7B, 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 #4F4E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #4F4E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4e7b; }
.text { color: #4f4e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 78 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4e7b, #654e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F4E7B?: #4F4E7B 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 #4F4E7B?: The RGB value is 79, 78, 123: 79 red, 78 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4E7B?: The complementary color is #7A7B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4E7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.