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#4D79A8 Color

#4D79A8 is rgb(77, 121, 168) in RGB, hsl(211, 37%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 28%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Blue (#4682B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4D79A8
HEX#4D79A8
RGBrgb(77, 121, 168)
HSLhsl(211, 37%, 48%)
HSVhsv(211, 54%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 28%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.088 251.1)
LABlab(49.17% -4.99 -30.26)
LCHlch(49.17% 30.67 260.63)

What #4D79A8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4D79A8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 5.09Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 5.38Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 5.75Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 6.07Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 6.28Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 11.91

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#4D79A8 Channel Values

How #4D79A8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 77 · G 121 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 37% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 54% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.55:1 vs white · 4.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4D79A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4D79A8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4D79A8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4D79A8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4D79A8
Complementary
#A87C4D
Analogous
#4DA6A8
Analogous
#4F4DA8
Triadic
#A84D79
Triadic
#79A84D
Split comp.
#A84F4D
Split comp.
#A6A84D

Tints & Shades of #4D79A8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#628BB7
#7A9DC2
#93AFCD
#AFC4DA
#C7D6E5
#E0E8F1

Shades

#436A93
#38587A
#2F4965
#253A50
#1B2B3B
#101923

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4D79A8.

How #4D79A8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4D79A8
Protanopia#7373A8
Protanomaly#6675A8
Deuteranopia#6D6DA9
Deuteranomaly#6272A8
Tritanopia#3E8080
Tritanomaly#457D92
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4D79A8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4d79a8: #4D79A8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4D79A8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4d79a8': '#4D79A8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.475, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_4d79a8">#4D79A8</color>
SVG fillfill="#4D79A8"

More Blue Colors

#4D79A8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4D79A8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4D79A8?

#4D79A8 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(77, 121, 168) in RGB and hsl(211, 37%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #4D79A8?

#4D79A8 is rgb(77, 121, 168) — red 77, green 121, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4D79A8?

#4D79A8 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 28%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4D79A8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4D79A8 scores 4.55:1 against white and 4.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4D79A8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4D79A8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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