Information about #4F4E61 color

#4F4E61 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4F4E61 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(79, 78, 97) — 31% red, 30.6% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 7 / 0 / 62. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #4F4E61 reads as a softly toned deep-sea blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Jimmy Dean (#51535D). Slightly further away sit Mulled Wine (#524D5B) and Haast Shale (#515664).

The recipe behind #4F4E61 is rgb(79, 78, 97), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4F4E61: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4F4E61 color variations

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#4F4E61 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4F4E61

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Mulled Wine color link
Mulled Wine

#524D5B

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Aurora color link
Aurora

#5A4D60

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Berlin color link
Berlin

#554A58

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4F4E61
  • RGB79, 78, 97
  • CMYK7, 7, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(79, 78, 97)
  • HSL243°, 11%, 34%
  • HSL Precise243.158°, 10.857%, 34.314%
  • HSV243°, 20%, 38%
  • HSB243°, 20%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.306, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.306, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.306, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4F4E61
  • DECIMAL ID5197409
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01