Information about #4F8CB7 color

#4F8CB7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4F8CB7 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(79, 140, 183) — 31% red, 54.9% green, 71.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 41 / 17 / 0 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4F8CB7 is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Monge Blue (#4D8DB2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hemisphere (#4E93BA) and Cool Blue (#4984B8).

In RGB terms — rgb(79, 140, 183) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4F8CB7: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. #4F8CB7 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#4F8CB7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4F8CB7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4F8CB7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Off Blue color link
Off Blue

#5684AE

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Dusty Blue color link
Dusty Blue

#5A86AD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4F8CB7
  • RGB79, 140, 183
  • CMYK41, 17, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(79, 140, 183)
  • HSL205°, 42%, 51%
  • HSL Precise204.808°, 41.935%, 51.373%
  • HSV205°, 57%, 72%
  • HSB205°, 57%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.549, 0.718)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.549, 0.718, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.549, 0.718)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4F8CB7
  • DECIMAL ID5213367
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01