What color is #4679CB?

#4679CB is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4679CB?

The RGB value is 70, 121, 203: 70 red, 121 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4679CB?

The complementary color is #CB9846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4679CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4679CB color

#4679CB rgb(70, 121, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4679CB is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 47.5% green and 79.6% blue (70, 121, 203).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 56% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Serenity’s Reign (#507BCE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#4679CB color codes

HEX	`#4679CB`
RGB	`rgb(70, 121, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 47.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 56%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 66%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 40%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.02, 9.2, -47.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.02, 48.52, 280.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.139, 19.287, 59.15)`
Decimal	`4618699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4679CB, 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 #4679CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4679CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #4679CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4679cb; }
.text { color: #4679cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4679cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 121 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4679cb, #5546cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #4679CB?: #4679CB is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4679CB?: The RGB value is 70, 121, 203: 70 red, 121 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4679CB?: The complementary color is #CB9846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4679CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.