What color is #4F6185?

#4F6185 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6185?

The RGB value is 79, 97, 133: 79 red, 97 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6185?

The complementary color is #85734F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6185?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6185 color

#4F6185 rgb(79, 97, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F6185 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38% green and 52.2% blue (79, 97, 133).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#4F6185 color codes

HEX	`#4F6185`
RGB	`rgb(79, 97, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 27%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.06, 2.98, -22.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.06, 22.4, 277.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.731, 11.905, 23.865)`
Decimal	`5202309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6185, 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 #4F6185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #4F6185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6185; }
.text { color: #4f6185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 97 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6185, #584f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F6185?: #4F6185 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6185?: The RGB value is 79, 97, 133: 79 red, 97 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6185?: The complementary color is #85734F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6185?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.