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#4F7CCF Color

#4F7CCF is rgb(79, 124, 207) in RGB, hsl(219, 57%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 40%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F7CCF
HEX#4F7CCF
RGBrgb(79, 124, 207)
HSLhsl(219, 57%, 56%)
HSVhsv(219, 62%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 40%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.137 261.6)
LABlab(51.80% 4.20 -48.44)
LCHlch(51.80% 48.62 274.95)

What #4F7CCF 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 #4F7CCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 8.59Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 9.42Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.66Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 9.74True Blue#0073CFΔE 9.88Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 10.31

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

#4F7CCF Channel Values

How #4F7CCF 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 124 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 57% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 62% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.1:1 vs white · 5.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F7CCF 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4F7CCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4F7CCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F7CCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4F7CCF
Complementary
#CFA24F
Analogous
#4FBCCF
Analogous
#624FCF
Triadic
#CF4F7C
Triadic
#7CCF4F
Split comp.
#CF624F
Split comp.
#BCCF4F

Tints & Shades of #4F7CCF

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

#678ED5
#7F9FDC
#97B1E2
#AFC3E9
#C7D5F0
#DFE7F6

Shades

#3668C4
#2D57A4
#254888
#1D3768
#15284C
#0C172C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4F7CCF.

How #4F7CCF 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#4F7CCF
Protanopia#7676CF
Protanomaly#6878CF
Deuteranopia#7070D0
Deuteranomaly#6475CF
Tritanopia#2B8A8A
Tritanomaly#3C85AA
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4F7CCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4f7ccf: #4F7CCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F7CCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f7ccf': '#4F7CCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.486, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_4f7ccf">#4F7CCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#4F7CCF"

More Blue Colors

#4F7CCF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4F7CCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F7CCF?

#4F7CCF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(79, 124, 207) in RGB and hsl(219, 57%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.59.

What is the RGB value of #4F7CCF?

#4F7CCF is rgb(79, 124, 207) — red 79, green 124, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F7CCF?

#4F7CCF converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 40%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F7CCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4F7CCF scores 4.1:1 against white and 5.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F7CCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F7CCF 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 9.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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