What color is #4F5494?

#4F5494 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5494?

The RGB value is 79, 84, 148: 79 red, 84 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5494?

The complementary color is #948F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5494?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5494 color

#4F5494 rgb(79, 84, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F5494 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.9% green and 58% blue (79, 84, 148).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 30% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#4F5494 color codes

HEX	`#4F5494`
RGB	`rgb(79, 84, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 30%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 47%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 43%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.09, 15.84, -35.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.09, 39.27, 293.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.738, 10.14, 29.35)`
Decimal	`5198996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5494, 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 #4F5494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F5494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4F5494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5494; }
.text { color: #4f5494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 84 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5494, #6d4f94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F5494?: #4F5494 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5494?: The RGB value is 79, 84, 148: 79 red, 84 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5494?: The complementary color is #948F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5494?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.