What color is #4F75BA?

#4F75BA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F75BA?

The RGB value is 79, 117, 186: 79 red, 117 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F75BA?

The complementary color is #BA944F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F75BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F75BA color

#4F75BA rgb(79, 117, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F75BA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 45.9% green and 72.9% blue (79, 117, 186).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 44% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#4F75BA color codes

HEX	`#4F75BA`
RGB	`rgb(79, 117, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 45.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 44%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 58%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 37%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.41, 7.55, -40.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.41, 41.12, 280.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.446, 17.929, 48.933)`
Decimal	`5207482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F75BA, 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 #4F75BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F75BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #4F75BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f75ba; }
.text { color: #4f75ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f75ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 117 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f75ba, #5f4fba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F75BA?: #4F75BA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F75BA?: The RGB value is 79, 117, 186: 79 red, 117 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F75BA?: The complementary color is #BA944F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F75BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.