What color is #4F6189?

#4F6189 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6189?

The RGB value is 79, 97, 137: 79 red, 97 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6189?

The complementary color is #89774F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6189?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6189 color

#4F6189 rgb(79, 97, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F6189 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38% green and 53.7% blue (79, 97, 137).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#4F6189 color codes

HEX	`#4F6189`
RGB	`rgb(79, 97, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 42%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.24, 4.19, -24.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.24, 24.7, 279.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.013, 12.017, 25.349)`
Decimal	`5202313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6189, 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 #4F6189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #4F6189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6189; }
.text { color: #4f6189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 97 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6189, #5a4f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #4F6189?: #4F6189 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6189?: The RGB value is 79, 97, 137: 79 red, 97 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6189?: The complementary color is #89774F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6189?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.