#4FA3E0 · near Blue Gray

#4FA3E0 (RGB 79, 163, 224) is a medium, moderately saturated blue, closest to Blue Gray and near Cornflower and Cyan. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #4FA3E0 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 69% lightness and 0.12 chroma at hue 243°.

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HEX#4FA3E0

RGBrgb(79, 163, 224)

HSLhsl(205, 70%, 59%)

CMYK65, 27, 0, 12

CSS var--blue-gray

Contrast2.75:1 white · 7.65:1 black

Similar named colors

Blue Gray #6699CCCornflower #6495EDCyan #00B7EBDusty Blue #8FA8BFBlueberry #4F86F7

How to use #4FA3E0

Black text passes WCAG AA on #4FA3E0 (7.65:1); white text does not (2.75:1).

For a calm scheme pair #4FA3E0 with its analogous neighbors #4DE0D3 and #4D59E0; for contrast use its complement #E08A4D as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--blue-gray: #4FA3E0;

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Shades & tints

#10212D#20415A#2F6286#3F82B3#4FA3E0#72B5E6#95C8EC#B9DAF3#DCEDF9

Color harmonies for #4FA3E0

Complementary

#4FA3E0#E08A4D

Analogous

#4FA3E0#4DE0D3#4D59E0

Triadic

#4FA3E0#E04DA3#A3E04D

Split complementary

#4FA3E0#E04D59#E0D34D

Tetradic

#4FA3E0#D34DE0#E08A4D#59E04D