What color is #4F7BA7?

#4F7BA7 is a desaturated azure known as Into the Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Into the Blue?

The RGB value is 79, 123, 167: 79 red, 123 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Into the Blue?

The complementary color is #A77B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7BA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Into the Blue color: hex code #4F7BA7

#4F7BA7 rgb(79, 123, 167)

Shades of blue

Into the Blue has the hex code #4F7BA7. It is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 48.2% green and 65.5% blue (79, 123, 167).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 36% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

Into the Blue (#4F7BA7) color codes

HEX	`#4F7BA7`
RGB	`rgb(79, 123, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 48.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 36%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 53%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 26%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, -2.25, -28.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 28.21, 265.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.28, 18.617, 39.235)`
Decimal	`5208999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Into the Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4F7BA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F7BA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4F7BA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7ba7; }
.text { color: #4f7ba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7ba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 123 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7ba7, #4f4fa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

See #4F7BA7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4F7BA7?: #4F7BA7 is a desaturated azure known as Into the Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Into the Blue?: The RGB value is 79, 123, 167: 79 red, 123 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Into the Blue?: The complementary color is #A77B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7BA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.