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#4F93BA Color

#4F93BA is rgb(79, 147, 186) in RGB, hsl(202, 44%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 21%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F93BA
HEX#4F93BA
RGBrgb(79, 147, 186)
HSLhsl(202, 44%, 52%)
HSVhsv(202, 58%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 21%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.091 235.8)
LABlab(57.69% -13.62 -27.41)
LCHlch(57.69% 30.61 243.58)

What #4F93BA 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 #4F93BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 7.15Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 7.89Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 8.74Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 8.96Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 9.2Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 9.44

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

#4F93BA Channel Values

How #4F93BA 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 147 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 44% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 58% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.38:1 vs white · 6.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F93BA 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 text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4F93BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4F93BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F93BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4F93BA
Complementary
#BA764F
Analogous
#4FBAAC
Analogous
#4F5DBA
Triadic
#BA4F93
Triadic
#93BA4F
Split comp.
#BA4F5D
Split comp.
#BAAC4F

Tints & Shades of #4F93BA

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

#68A3C4
#7EB0CD
#98C0D7
#AECDE0
#C8DDEA
#DEEBF2

Shades

#4080A5
#366C8C
#2C5872
#24475C
#1A3342
#101F28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4F93BA.

How #4F93BA 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#4F93BA
Protanopia#8A8ABA
Protanomaly#778EBA
Deuteranopia#8181BB
Deuteranomaly#7189BB
Tritanopia#419999
Tritanomaly#4796A7
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4F93BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4f93ba: #4F93BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F93BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f93ba': '#4F93BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.576, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_4f93ba">#4F93BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4F93BA"

More Blue Colors

#4F93BA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4F93BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F93BA?

#4F93BA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(79, 147, 186) in RGB and hsl(202, 44%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #4F93BA?

#4F93BA is rgb(79, 147, 186) — red 79, green 147, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F93BA?

#4F93BA converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 21%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F93BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4F93BA scores 3.38:1 against white and 6.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F93BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F93BA 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 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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