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#4F8FCF Color

#4F8FCF is rgb(79, 143, 207) in RGB, hsl(210, 57%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 31%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green-blue (Crayola) (#2887C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F8FCF
HEX#4F8FCF
RGBrgb(79, 143, 207)
HSLhsl(210, 57%, 56%)
HSVhsv(210, 62%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 31%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.117 250.2)
LABlab(57.28% -6.17 -39.83)
LCHlch(57.28% 40.31 261.20)

What #4F8FCF 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 #4F8FCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green-blue (Crayola)#2887C8ΔE 6.21Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 7.5Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 7.68Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 8.35Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 8.76Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 9.05

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

#4F8FCF Channel Values

How #4F8FCF 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 143 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 57% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 62% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.41:1 vs white · 6.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F8FCF 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 text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4F8FCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4F8FCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F8FCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4F8FCF
Complementary
#CF8F4F
Analogous
#4FCFCF
Analogous
#4F4FCF
Triadic
#CF4F8F
Triadic
#8FCF4F
Split comp.
#CF4F4F
Split comp.
#CFCF4F

Tints & Shades of #4F8FCF

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

#679ED5
#7FADDC
#97BDE2
#AFCCE9
#C7DBF0
#DFEBF6

Shades

#367DC4
#2D69A4
#255788
#1D4268
#15304C
#0C1C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4F8FCF.

How #4F8FCF 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#4F8FCF
Protanopia#8787CF
Protanomaly#748ACF
Deuteranopia#7E7ED0
Deuteranomaly#6E85CF
Tritanopia#339999
Tritanomaly#4095B1
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #4F8FCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4f8fcf: #4F8FCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F8FCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f8fcf': '#4F8FCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.561, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_4f8fcf">#4F8FCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#4F8FCF"

More Blue Colors

#4F8FCF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4F8FCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F8FCF?

#4F8FCF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(79, 143, 207) in RGB and hsl(210, 57%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green-blue (Crayola) (#2887C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #4F8FCF?

#4F8FCF is rgb(79, 143, 207) — red 79, green 143, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F8FCF?

#4F8FCF converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 31%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F8FCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4F8FCF scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F8FCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F8FCF 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 9.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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