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#4FA3EE — Vivid Blue

#4FA3EE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #4FA3EE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4FA3EE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EE994F; it also sits naturally between #4FEEE8 and #4F54EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4FA3EE · RGB 79, 163, 238

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Color values

HEX#4FA3EE
RGB79, 163, 238
HSL208°, 82%, 62%
HSV208°, 67%, 93%
CMYK67%, 32%, 0%, 7%
XYZ31.75, 34.03, 85.78
Yxy34.03, 0.2095, 0.2245
CIE-Lab64.99, -2.14, -45.09
Hunter Lab58.33, -1.83, -51.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 64% · Blue 93%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #4FA3EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4FA3EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4FA3EE

.text { color: #4FA3EE; }
.background { background-color: #4FA3EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4FA3EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(79, 163, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 82%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4FA3EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(79, 163, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4FA3EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(79, 163, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4FA3EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4FA3EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4FA3EE

#3395EB#1786E8#1579D1#1269B5#0F5999#0C497D#0A3861#072B4A#051B2E#020B13

Tints of #4FA3EE

#5DABEF#6FB4F1#7DBCF2#90C5F4#9ECCF5#ABD4F7#BEDDF9#CCE4FA#DFEEFC#ECF5FD

Tones of #4FA3EE

#5AA3E2#65A2D7#71A1CC#7CA0C0#88A0B4#929FAA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE994F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.69:1 Fails
Against black text7.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #4FA3EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4FA3EE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #4FA3EE: ·

How #4FA3EE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7374DCDeuteranopia · #6F68D8Tritanopia · #53CECA

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4FA3EE rather than the exact color:

Royal Zephyr
#0E4149 · #103D9D · #4FAEF0 · #BCF9F9
Golden Ruby Meadow
#10A287 · #35C2E0 · #589CEC · #1323C7
Tranquil Ruby Twilight
#6FB51D · #4C9EE3 · #E24A9C · #D5E8AB
Rustic Ruby Dusk
#46AAE7 · #677CE9 · #9A75F1 · #A412D4
Crimson Whisper
#45EA4C · #3FEF9C · #1FD8DA · #4798E9
Gentle Ruby Drift
#2DE756 · #6EE7B7 · #23BEBE · #54B1EB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#4FAEF0#589CEC#4C9EE3#46AAE7#4798E9#54B1EB#55B1EF#47B0F0#5AABE6#5B9BE7#499AE1#51A5DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4FA3ED  ·  #4FA3EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4FA3EE?

#4FA3EE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 79, 163, 238). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4FA3EE?

#4FA3EE is RGB 79, 163, 238 — HSL 208°, 82%, 62% — CMYK 67%, 32%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #4FA3EE?

Its complement is #EE994F; analogous partners are #4FEEE8 and #4F54EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4FA3EE for text?

Black text on #4FA3EE has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.69:1.