What color is #4F628B?

#4F628B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F628B?

The RGB value is 79, 98, 139: 79 red, 98 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F628B?

The complementary color is #8B784F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F628B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F628B color

#4F628B rgb(79, 98, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F628B is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38.4% green and 54.5% blue (79, 98, 139).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 28% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#4F628B color codes

HEX	`#4F628B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 98, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 28%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 43%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 29%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.63, 4.17, -24.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.63, 25.29, 279.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.251, 12.261, 26.142)`
Decimal	`5202571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F628B, 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 #4F628B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F628B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #4F628B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f628b; }
.text { color: #4f628b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f628b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 98 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f628b, #5a4f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #4F628B?: #4F628B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F628B?: The RGB value is 79, 98, 139: 79 red, 98 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F628B?: The complementary color is #8B784F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F628B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.