What color is #4F85AB?

#4F85AB is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Steel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F85AB?

The RGB value is 79, 133, 171: 79 red, 133 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F85AB?

The complementary color is #AB754F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F85AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F85AB color

#4F85AB rgb(79, 133, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F85AB is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 52.2% green and 67.1% blue (79, 133, 171).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682B4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#4F85AB color codes

HEX	`#4F85AB`
RGB	`rgb(79, 133, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 52.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 37%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 54%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 22%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.36, -6.81, -25.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.36, 26.49, 255.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.96, 21.376, 41.647)`
Decimal	`5211563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F85AB, 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 #4F85AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F85AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #4F85AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f85ab; }
.text { color: #4f85ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f85ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 133 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f85ab, #4f57ab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F85AB?: #4F85AB is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Steel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F85AB?: The RGB value is 79, 133, 171: 79 red, 133 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F85AB?: The complementary color is #AB754F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F85AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.