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#4F7387 Color

#4F7387 is rgb(79, 115, 135) in RGB, hsl(201, 26%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 15%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F7387
HEX#4F7387
RGBrgb(79, 115, 135)
HSLhsl(201, 26%, 42%)
HSVhsv(201, 41%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 15%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.052 233.3)
LABlab(46.31% -9.09 -15.32)
LCHlch(46.31% 17.81 239.32)

What #4F7387 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 #4F7387, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 6.49Teal Blue#367588ΔE 7.65Cadet#536872ΔE 8.4Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 9.48Slate Gray#708090ΔE 9.77Black Coral#54626FΔE 10.15

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

#4F7387 Channel Values

How #4F7387 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 79 · G 115 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 26% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 41% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F7387 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 text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4F7387 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4F7387

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F7387; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4F7387
Complementary
#87634F
Analogous
#4F877F
Analogous
#4F5887
Triadic
#874F73
Triadic
#73874F
Split comp.
#874F58
Split comp.
#877F4F

Tints & Shades of #4F7387

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

#5E89A1
#789CB0
#92AFBF
#ABC2CE
#C5D5DD
#DFE7EC

Shades

#466677
#3A5564
#314754
#263740
#1C2930
#11191D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4F7387.

How #4F7387 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#4F7387
Protanopia#6E6E87
Protanomaly#637087
Deuteranopia#696988
Deuteranomaly#5F6D87
Tritanopia#4A7676
Tritanomaly#4C757D
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #4F7387 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4f7387: #4F7387;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F7387;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f7387': '#4F7387' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.451, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_4f7387">#4F7387</color>
SVG fillfill="#4F7387"

More Blue Colors

#4F7387 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4F7387 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F7387?

#4F7387 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(79, 115, 135) in RGB and hsl(201, 26%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #4F7387?

#4F7387 is rgb(79, 115, 135) — red 79, green 115, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F7387?

#4F7387 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 15%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F7387 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4F7387 scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F7387 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F7387 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 9.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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