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#4FAEFB — Vivid Blue

#4FAEFB 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 #4FAEFB 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.

#4FAEFB 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 #FB9D50; it also sits naturally between #50FBF3 and #5059FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4FAEFB · RGB 79, 174, 251

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Color values

HEX#4FAEFB
RGB79, 174, 251
HSL207°, 96%, 65%
HSV207°, 69%, 98%
CMYK69%, 31%, 0%, 2%
XYZ35.77, 38.90, 96.89
Yxy38.90, 0.2085, 0.2267
CIE-Lab68.68, -3.99, -46.37
Hunter Lab62.37, -3.49, -53.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 68% · Blue 98%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #4FAEFB

.text { color: #4FAEFB; }
.background { background-color: #4FAEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4FAEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(79, 174, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 96%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4FAEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(79, 174, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4FAEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(79, 174, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #4FAEFB

#32A0FB#1493FA#0583EB#0473CD#0462AF#034E8C#023D6E#022D50#011C32#000B14

Tints of #4FAEFB

#5FB5FC#6EBCFC#7DC3FC#8CCAFD#A0D3FD#AFDAFD#BEE1FE#CDE8FE#DCEFFE#EBF6FF

Tones of #4FAEFB

#5DADEF#68ACE3#75ABD7#81A9CA#8EA8BE#99A7B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB9D50:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.39:1 Fails
Against black text8.78:1 AAA

Best text color on #4FAEFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4FAEFB

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 #4FAEFB: ·

How #4FAEFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7879E8Deuteranopia · #736CE4Tritanopia · #54DAD6

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 #4FAEFB rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#4BB8FA#4FAEF0#47B5FF#44ACFF#5AB2FF#57B8F9#47B0F0#55B1EF#47BBF8#54B1EB#60ABFB#58B3EC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4FAEFA  ·  #4FAEFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4FAEFB?

#4FAEFB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 79, 174, 251). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4FAEFB?

#4FAEFB is RGB 79, 174, 251 — HSL 207°, 96%, 65% — CMYK 69%, 31%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #4FAEFB?

Its complement is #FB9D50; analogous partners are #50FBF3 and #5059FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4FAEFB for text?

Black text on #4FAEFB has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.