#4F93AF
Closest named color: Dusty Blue (#5A86AD). oklch(63% 0.081 227), rgb(79, 147, 175).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.12:1).
About this color
#4F93AF is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.081 and its hue 227°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dusty Blue (#5A86AD), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.12:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.081) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Dusty Blue (#5A86AD) |
| Black text | 6.12:1 |
| White text | 3.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4F93AF |
| RGB | rgb(79, 147, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 38%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.081 227) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #4F93AF | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #4F93AF | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc 42.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4F93AF text on white | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4F93AF text on black | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc -40.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F2F6F8
oklch(97.1% 0.005 228.8)
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Step 100
100
#E2ECF0
oklch(93.7% 0.012 223.5)
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Step 200
200
#CBDCE4
oklch(88.4% 0.021 227.6)
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Step 300
300
#A7C6D5
oklch(80.9% 0.04 228.7)
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Step 400
400
#76A9BF
oklch(70.7% 0.063 226.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#4F93AF
oklch(63% 0.081 227)
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Step 600
600
#2F7D9B
oklch(55.5% 0.088 227.2)
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Step 700
700
#216A85
oklch(49.2% 0.082 227)
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Step 800
800
#1E566C
oklch(42.7% 0.068 227.8)
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Step 900
900
#1F4757
oklch(37.6% 0.052 226.9)
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Step 950
950
#132A33
oklch(27.1% 0.033 225.6)
#4F93AF with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #8490B0 | 0.060 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7686AF | 0.053 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #009B9C | 0.057 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.081 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4F93AF
#4F93AF
oklch(63% 0.081 227)
- #B27A5E
#B27A5E
oklch(63% 0.081 47.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #4F93AF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.037
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.038
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.043
- Off Blue #5684AE ΔE 0.043
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.044
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.048
- Blue NCS #118AB2 ΔE 0.049
- Cool Blue #4984B8 ΔE 0.050
Use #4F93AF in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.