What color is #4F559E?

#4F559E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F559E?

The RGB value is 79, 85, 158: 79 red, 85 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F559E?

The complementary color is #9E984F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F559E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F559E color

#4F559E rgb(79, 85, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F559E is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 33.3% green and 62% blue (79, 85, 158).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 33% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#4F559E color codes

HEX	`#4F559E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 85, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 33.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 33%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 50%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 46%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.95, 18.4, -40.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.95, 44.56, 294.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.643, 10.627, 33.726)`
Decimal	`5199262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F559E, 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 #4F559E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F559E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #4F559E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f559e; }
.text { color: #4f559e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f559e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 85 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f559e, #704f9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F559E?: #4F559E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F559E?: The RGB value is 79, 85, 158: 79 red, 85 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F559E?: The complementary color is #9E984F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F559E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.