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#4FACFD — Vivid Blue

#4FACFD 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 #4FACFD 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.

#4FACFD 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 #FDA04E; it also sits naturally between #4EFDF7 and #4E54FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4FACFD · RGB 79, 172, 253

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Color values

HEX#4FACFD
RGB79, 172, 253
HSL208°, 98%, 65%
HSV208°, 69%, 99%
CMYK69%, 32%, 0%, 1%
XYZ35.71, 38.26, 98.43
Yxy38.26, 0.2071, 0.2219
CIE-Lab68.21, -2.20, -48.19
Hunter Lab61.85, -1.93, -56.51

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

CSS code for #4FACFD

.text { color: #4FACFD; }
.background { background-color: #4FACFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4FACFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(79, 172, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 98%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4FACFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(79, 172, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4FACFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(79, 172, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #4FACFD

#309DFD#128FFD#0280ED#026FCF#025FB1#014C8D#013C6F#012B51#011B32#000B14

Tints of #4FACFD

#5DB3FD#6DBAFE#7CC1FE#8BC8FE#9FD2FE#AED9FE#BDE0FE#CDE7FE#DCEEFF#EBF5FF

Tones of #4FACFD

#5BABF1#67AAE4#74A9D8#80A8CB#8DA7BF#99A7B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDA04E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.43:1 Fails
Against black text8.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #4FACFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4FACFD

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 #4FACFD: ·

How #4FACFD 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 · #726BE5Tritanopia · #54DAD7

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 #4FACFD rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#44ACFF#47B5FF#5AB2FF#4BB8FA#4FAEF0#57B8F9#47B0F0#55B1EF#60ABFB#47BBF8#3DB2FF#3CACFA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4FACFC  ·  #4FACFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4FACFD?

#4FACFD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 79, 172, 253). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4FACFD?

#4FACFD is RGB 79, 172, 253 — HSL 208°, 98%, 65% — CMYK 69%, 32%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #4FACFD?

Its complement is #FDA04E; analogous partners are #4EFDF7 and #4E54FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4FACFD for text?

Black text on #4FACFD has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.