What color is #4F5C90?

#4F5C90 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5C90?

The RGB value is 79, 92, 144: 79 red, 92 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5C90?

The complementary color is #90834F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5C90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5C90 color

#4F5C90 rgb(79, 92, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F5C90 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 36.1% green and 56.5% blue (79, 92, 144).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 29% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#4F5C90 color codes

HEX	`#4F5C90`
RGB	`rgb(79, 92, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 36.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 29%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 36%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, 9.48, -30.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 31.75, 287.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.084, 11.33, 27.93)`
Decimal	`5201040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5C90, 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 #4F5C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F5C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #4F5C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5c90; }
.text { color: #4f5c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 92 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5c90, #624f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #4F5C90?: #4F5C90 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5C90?: The RGB value is 79, 92, 144: 79 red, 92 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5C90?: The complementary color is #90834F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5C90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.