What color is #4F5670?

#4F5670 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5670?

The RGB value is 79, 86, 112: 79 red, 86 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5670?

The complementary color is #70694F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5670?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5670 color

#4F5670 rgb(79, 86, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F5670 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 33.7% green and 43.9% blue (79, 86, 112).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#4F5670 color codes

HEX	`#4F5670`
RGB	`rgb(79, 86, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 33.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 23%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.91, 3.8, -15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.91, 16.2, 283.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.476, 9.487, 16.658)`
Decimal	`5199472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5670, 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 #4F5670	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5670 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #4F5670 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5670; }
.text { color: #4f5670; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5670; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 86 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5670, #584f70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5670?: #4F5670 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5670?: The RGB value is 79, 86, 112: 79 red, 86 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5670?: The complementary color is #70694F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5670?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.