#4f688d Color Information

#4f688d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #4f688d. In RGB, it consists of 31.0% Red, 40.8% Green, and 55.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 44% Cyan, 26.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 44.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 215.8°, with saturation of 28.2% and lightness of 43.1%. The decimal value for #4f688d is 5204109, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #4f688d is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#4f688d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color79, 104, 141 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color31.0%, 40.8%, 55.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.690, 0.592, 0.447 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.44, 0.262, 0, 0.447 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color215.8°, 28.2%, 43.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color215.8°, 44.0%, 55.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color12.982, 13.486, 27.118 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color79, 97, 141 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5204109 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color43.487, 1.092, -23.270 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)43.487, 23.296, 272.687 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color43.487, -12.873, -33.442 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color36.723, -1.162, -18.076 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.242, 0.252, 13.486 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283394189 / 0xff4f688d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666699 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #4f688d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #4f688d, its pure hue is 215.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 28.2%, and its lightness is 43.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #4f688d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a0d12 to #455b7b.

Tints of #4f688d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #4f688d, its pure hue is 215.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 28.2%, and its lightness is 43.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #4f688d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #657b9b to #e9ecf1.

Tones of #4f688d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #4f688d, its pure hue is 215.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 28.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #4f688d, which range from #6e6e6e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0059dc (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #4f688d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #4f688d! For #4f688d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #4f688d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #4f688d

This color, #4f688d, consists of 31.0% Red, 40.8% Green, and 55.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 79, Green = 104, Blue = 141. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #4f688d is 44% Cyan, 26.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 44.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R31.0%
C44.0%
G40.8%
M26.2%
B55.3%
Y0.0%
K44.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 79 104 141
Octal 117 150 215
Hexa #4f #68 #8d
Binary 01001111 01101000 10001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 43 26 0 44
Octal 53 32 0 54
Hexa #2b #1a #00 #2c
Binary 00101011 00011010 00000000 00101100

Analogous Colors of #4f688d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #4f688d — which has hue 215.8° — its analogous colors are located at 185.8° and 245.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4f688d.

Triadic Colors of #4f688d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #4f688d — which has hue 215.8° — its triadic colors are located at 95.8° and 335.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4f688d.

Complementary Color of #4f688d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #4f688d — which has hue 215.8° — its complementary color is located at 35.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4f688d.

Split Complementary Colors of #4f688d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #4f688d — which has hue 215.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 5.8° and 215.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4f688d.

Tetradic Colors of #4f688d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #4f688d — which has hue 215.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 125.8°, 215.8°, 305.8°, and 35.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4f688d.

Monochromatic Colors of #4f688d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #4f688d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2f363f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #7f9ecb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #4f688d

We want to make getting started with #4f688d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #4f688d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #4f688d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #4f688d with other HTML elements.

#4f688d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #4f688d.
<span style="color: #4f688d;">The color of this text is #4f688d.</span>

#4f688d Background Color

The background color for this text is #4f688d.
<div style="background-color: #4f688d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #4f688d.</div>

#4f688d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #4f688d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4f688d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #4f688d.</span>

#4f688d Border Color

This is a div with border color #4f688d.
<div style="border: #4f688d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #4f688d.</div>

#4f688d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #4f688d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4f688d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4f688d on a white background.</div></div>

#4f688d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #4f688d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4f688d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4f688d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #4f688d to White

This is a gradient from #4f688d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4f688d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4f688d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4f688d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4f688d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4f688d to white.</div>

Gradient from #4f688d to Black

This is a gradient from #4f688d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4f688d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4f688d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4f688d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4f688d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4f688d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #4f688d

In addition to using #4f688d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #4f688d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #4f688d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 79, Green = 104, Blue = 141). If you need details about the color coordinates of #4f688d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #4f688d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(79, 104, 141)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #4f688d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #4f688d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #4f688d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(79, 104, 141);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#4f688d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:79, green:104, blue:141, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:79 green:104 blue:141 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(79f, 104f, 141f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(79, 104, 141);
 

#4f688d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #4f688d the same way. For those with color blindness, #4f688d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #4f688d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #4f688d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #4f688d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #4f688d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #4f688d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #4f688d would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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