What color is #4F62BF?

#4F62BF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Savoy Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F62BF?

The RGB value is 79, 98, 191: 79 red, 98 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F62BF?

The complementary color is #BFAC4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F62BF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F62BF color

#4F62BF rgb(79, 98, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F62BF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38.4% green and 74.9% blue (79, 98, 191).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 47% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Savoy Blue (#4B61D1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#4F62BF color codes

HEX	`#4F62BF`
RGB	`rgb(79, 98, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 47%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 59%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 49%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.46, 21.08, -51.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.46, 55.37, 292.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.993, 14.158, 51.117)`
Decimal	`5202623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F62BF, 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 #4F62BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F62BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #4F62BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f62bf; }
.text { color: #4f62bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f62bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 98 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f62bf, #744fbf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F62BF?: #4F62BF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Savoy Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F62BF?: The RGB value is 79, 98, 191: 79 red, 98 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F62BF?: The complementary color is #BFAC4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F62BF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.