What color is #4F5476?

#4F5476 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5476?

The RGB value is 79, 84, 118: 79 red, 84 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5476?

The complementary color is #76714F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5476?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5476 color

#4F5476 rgb(79, 84, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F5476 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.9% green and 46.3% blue (79, 84, 118).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#4F5476 color codes

HEX	`#4F5476`
RGB	`rgb(79, 84, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 33%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 29%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.58, 6.75, -19.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.58, 21.08, 288.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.664, 9.311, 18.424)`
Decimal	`5198966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5476, 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 #4F5476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #4F5476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5476; }
.text { color: #4f5476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 84 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5476, #5e4f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F5476?: #4F5476 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5476?: The RGB value is 79, 84, 118: 79 red, 84 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5476?: The complementary color is #76714F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5476?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.