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#4FACFC — Vivid Blue

#4FACFC 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 #4FACFC 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.

#4FACFC 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 #FCA04F; it also sits naturally between #4FFCF7 and #4F55FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4FACFC · RGB 79, 172, 252

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Color values

HEX#4FACFC
RGB79, 172, 252
HSL208°, 97%, 65%
HSV208°, 69%, 99%
CMYK69%, 32%, 0%, 1%
XYZ35.55, 38.20, 97.59
Yxy38.20, 0.2075, 0.2229
CIE-Lab68.16, -2.54, -47.72
Hunter Lab61.80, -2.22, -55.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 67% · Blue 99%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #4FACFC

.text { color: #4FACFC; }
.background { background-color: #4FACFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4FACFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(79, 172, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 97%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4FACFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(79, 172, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4FACFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(79, 172, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #4FACFC

#319DFC#138FFB#0480EC#036FCE#035FB0#024C8D#023C6F#012B50#011B32#000B14

Tints of #4FACFC

#5EB3FD#6DBAFD#7CC1FD#8BC8FD#A0D2FE#AFD9FE#BEE0FE#CDE7FE#DCEEFE#EBF5FF

Tones of #4FACFC

#5CABF0#68AAE3#75A9D7#80A8CB#8DA7BF#99A7B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCA04F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.43:1 Fails
Against black text8.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #4FACFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4FACFC

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 #4FACFC: ·

How #4FACFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7778E9Deuteranopia · #726BE4Tritanopia · #54D9D6

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 sky 500 · #0EA5E9

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette Fe9ec7
#FE9EC7 · #F9F6C4 · #89D4FF · #44ACFF
Royal Zephyr
#0E4149 · #103D9D · #4FAEF0 · #BCF9F9
Palette 06283d
#06283D · #256D85 · #47B5FF · #DFF6FF
Palette 06283d
#06283D · #1363DF · #47B5FF · #DFF6FF
Palette 2c5ead
#2C5EAD · #1591DC · #4BB8FA · #C4E2F5
Palette Fff9d0
#FFF9D0 · #CAF4FF · #A0DEFF · #5AB2FF

Similar colors

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

#44ACFF#4FAEF0#47B5FF#4BB8FA#5AB2FF#57B8F9#47B0F0#55B1EF#60ABFB#47BBF8#54B1EB#3CACFA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4FACFB  ·  #4FACFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4FACFC?

#4FACFC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 79, 172, 252). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4FACFC?

#4FACFC is RGB 79, 172, 252 — HSL 208°, 97%, 65% — CMYK 69%, 32%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #4FACFC?

Its complement is #FCA04F; analogous partners are #4FFCF7 and #4F55FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4FACFC for text?

Black text on #4FACFC has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.