What color is #4F8FE6?

#4F8FE6 is a moderate azure known as Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Olympic Blue?

The RGB value is 79, 143, 230: 79 red, 143 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Olympic Blue?

The complementary color is #E6A64F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F8FE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Olympic Blue color: hex code #4F8FE6

#4F8FE6 rgb(79, 143, 230)

Shades of blue

Olympic Blue has the hex code #4F8FE6. It is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 56.1% green and 90.2% blue (79, 143, 230).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 75% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

Olympic Blue (#4F8FE6) color codes

HEX	`#4F8FE6`
RGB	`rgb(79, 143, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 56.1%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 75%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 66%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 38%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, 6.76, -50.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 50.59, 277.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.325, 27.018, 78.622)`
Decimal	`5214182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Olympic 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 #4F8FE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F8FE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #4F8FE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f8fe6; }
.text { color: #4f8fe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f8fe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 143 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f8fe6, #5b4fe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4F8FE6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4F8FE6?: #4F8FE6 is a moderate azure known as Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Olympic Blue?: The RGB value is 79, 143, 230: 79 red, 143 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Olympic Blue?: The complementary color is #E6A64F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F8FE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.