What color is #4F5471?

#4F5471 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5471?

The RGB value is 79, 84, 113: 79 red, 84 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5471?

The complementary color is #716C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5471 color

#4F5471 rgb(79, 84, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F5471 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.9% green and 44.3% blue (79, 84, 113).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#4F5471 color codes

HEX	`#4F5471`
RGB	`rgb(79, 84, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 26%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, 5.34, -17.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 18.02, 287.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.375, 9.195, 16.9)`
Decimal	`5198961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5471, 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 #4F5471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #4F5471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5471; }
.text { color: #4f5471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 84 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5471, #5b4f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5471?: #4F5471 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5471?: The RGB value is 79, 84, 113: 79 red, 84 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5471?: The complementary color is #716C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.