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#4FAEF0 — Vivid Blue

#4FAEF0 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 #4FAEF0 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.

#4FAEF0 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 #F09351; it also sits naturally between #51F0E3 and #515FF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4FAEF0 · RGB 79, 174, 240

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Color values

HEX#4FAEF0
RGB79, 174, 240
HSL205°, 84%, 63%
HSV205°, 67%, 94%
CMYK67%, 27%, 0%, 6%
XYZ34.09, 38.23, 88.02
Yxy38.23, 0.2126, 0.2384
CIE-Lab68.19, -7.63, -41.16
Hunter Lab61.83, -6.58, -46.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 68% · Blue 94%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4FAEF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4FAEF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4FAEF0

.text { color: #4FAEF0; }
.background { background-color: #4FAEF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4FAEF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(79, 174, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 84%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4FAEF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(79, 174, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4FAEF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(79, 174, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4FAEF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4FAEF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4FAEF0

#35A1ED#1994EB#1283D3#1071B7#0E63A0#0B5183#094067#072F4B#041D2F#020C13

Tints of #4FAEF0

#5FB4F1#72BDF3#80C4F4#8ECAF5#A1D3F7#AFDAF8#BDE0F9#CBE7FB#DEF0FC#ECF6FD

Tones of #4FAEF0

#5DACE5#68AAD9#73A8CE#7FA6C3#8AA4B7#95A3AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F09351:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #4FAEF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4FAEF0

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 #4FAEF0: ·

How #4FAEF0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7879E0Deuteranopia · #736CDCTritanopia · #54D3D1

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 #4FAEF0

Royal Zephyr
#0E4149 · #103D9D · #4FAEF0 · #BCF9F9

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4FAEF0 rather than the exact color:

Hidden Saffron
#0F429E · #55B1EF · #E9A11E · #EDDB92
Gentle Ruby Drift
#2DE756 · #6EE7B7 · #23BEBE · #54B1EB
Velvet Dusk
#0E67A9 · #47B0F0 · #F09149 · #F7DDC8
Frozen Tempest
#64EDDE · #58B3EC · #2439CB · #8752E4
Rustic Ruby Dusk
#46AAE7 · #677CE9 · #9A75F1 · #A412D4

Similar colors

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

#55B1EF#54B1EB#47B0F0#58B3EC#46AAE7#4CB9E7#4BB8FA#5AABE6#57B8F9#5DB4EC#50B9E4#47BBF8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4FAEEF  ·  #4FAEF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4FAEF0?

#4FAEF0 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 79, 174, 240). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4FAEF0?

#4FAEF0 is RGB 79, 174, 240 — HSL 205°, 84%, 63% — CMYK 67%, 27%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #4FAEF0?

Its complement is #F09351; analogous partners are #51F0E3 and #515FF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4FAEF0 for text?

Black text on #4FAEF0 has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.