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#4F7FBA Color

#4F7FBA is rgb(79, 127, 186) in RGB, hsl(213, 44%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 32%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glaucous (#6082B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F7FBA
HEX#4F7FBA
RGBrgb(79, 127, 186)
HSLhsl(213, 44%, 52%)
HSVhsv(213, 58%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 32%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.105 254.4)
LABlab(51.76% -3.12 -36.58)
LCHlch(51.76% 36.71 265.12)

What #4F7FBA 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 #4F7FBA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 5.52Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 5.6Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 6.44Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 6.48Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 7.08Green-blue (Crayola)#2887C8ΔE 9.27

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

#4F7FBA Channel Values

How #4F7FBA 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 127 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 44% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 58% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F7FBA 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 text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4F7FBA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4F7FBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F7FBA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4F7FBA
Complementary
#BA8A4F
Analogous
#4FB5BA
Analogous
#544FBA
Triadic
#BA4F7F
Triadic
#7FBA4F
Split comp.
#BA544F
Split comp.
#B5BA4F

Tints & Shades of #4F7FBA

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

#6892C4
#7EA2CD
#98B4D7
#AEC4E0
#C8D7EA
#DEE7F2

Shades

#406EA5
#365D8C
#2C4C72
#243D5C
#1A2C42
#101B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4F7FBA.

How #4F7FBA 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#4F7FBA
Protanopia#7878BA
Protanomaly#6A7BBA
Deuteranopia#7272BB
Deuteranomaly#6677BA
Tritanopia#3A8888
Tritanomaly#43859F
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #4F7FBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4f7fba: #4F7FBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F7FBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f7fba': '#4F7FBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.498, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_4f7fba">#4F7FBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4F7FBA"

More Blue Colors

#4F7FBA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4F7FBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F7FBA?

#4F7FBA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(79, 127, 186) in RGB and hsl(213, 44%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glaucous (#6082B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #4F7FBA?

#4F7FBA is rgb(79, 127, 186) — red 79, green 127, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F7FBA?

#4F7FBA converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 32%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F7FBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4F7FBA scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F7FBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F7FBA 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 6.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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