Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #4fa3da, its pure hue is 203.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.3%, and its lightness is 58.2%. 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 #4fa3da, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a141b to #458fbf.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #4fa3da. In RGB, it consists of 31.0% Red, 63.9% Green, and 85.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 63.8% Cyan, 25.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 203.7°, with saturation of 65.3% and lightness of 58.2%. The decimal value for #4fa3da is 5219290, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6699cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #4fa3da is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #4fa3da
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #4fa3da, its pure hue is 203.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.3%, and its lightness is 58.2%. 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 #4fa3da, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #65afdf to #e9f4fa.
Tones of #4fa3da
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #4fa3da, its pure hue is 203.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.3%, 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 #4fa3da, which range from #959595 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #2aabff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #4fa3da
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #4fa3da! For #4fa3da, 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, #4fa3da. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #4fa3da
This color, #4fa3da, consists of 31.0% Red, 63.9% Green, and 85.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 79, Green = 163, Blue = 218. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #4fa3da is 63.8% Cyan, 25.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 79 | 163 | 218 |
Octal | 117 | 243 | 332 |
Hexa | #4f | #a3 | #da |
Binary | 01001111 | 10100011 | 11011010 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 63 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
Octal | 77 | 31 | 0 | 16 |
Hexa | #3f | #19 | #00 | #0e |
Binary | 00111111 | 00011001 | 00000000 | 00001110 |
Analogous Colors of #4fa3da
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #4fa3da — which has hue 203.7° — its analogous colors are located at 173.7° and 233.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4fa3da.
Triadic Colors of #4fa3da
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 #4fa3da — which has hue 203.7° — its triadic colors are located at 83.7° and 323.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4fa3da.
Complementary Color of #4fa3da
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #4fa3da — which has hue 203.7° — its complementary color is located at 23.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4fa3da.
Split Complementary Colors of #4fa3da
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 #4fa3da — which has hue 203.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 53.7° and 353.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4fa3da.
Tetradic Colors of #4fa3da
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 #4fa3da — which has hue 203.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 113.7°, 203.7°, 293.7°, and 23.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4fa3da.
Monochromatic Colors of #4fa3da
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #4fa3da, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #32698d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #9ed3f6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #4fa3da
We want to make getting started with #4fa3da on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #4fa3da into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #4fa3da 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 #4fa3da with other HTML elements.
#4fa3da Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #4fa3da;">The color of this text is #4fa3da.</span>
#4fa3da Background Color
<div style="background-color: #4fa3da; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #4fa3da.</div>
#4fa3da Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4fa3da;">This color for the shadow of this text is #4fa3da.</span>
#4fa3da Border Color
<div style="border: #4fa3da 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #4fa3da.</div>
#4fa3da Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4fa3da; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4fa3da on a white background.</div></div>
#4fa3da Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4fa3da; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4fa3da on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #4fa3da to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4fa3da,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4fa3da,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4fa3da,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4fa3da,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4fa3da to white.</div>
Gradient from #4fa3da to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4fa3da,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4fa3da,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4fa3da,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4fa3da,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4fa3da to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #4fa3da
In addition to using #4fa3da 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 #4fa3da in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #4fa3da, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 79, Green = 163, Blue = 218). If you need details about the color coordinates of #4fa3da in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #4fa3da |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(79, 163, 218) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #4fa3da; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #4fa3da; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #4fa3da; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(79, 163, 218); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#4fa3da") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:79, green:163, blue:218, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:79 green:163 blue:218 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(79f, 163f, 218f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(79, 163, 218); |
#4fa3da Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #4fa3da the same way. For those with color blindness, #4fa3da might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #4fa3da looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #4fa3da 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 #4fa3da 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 #4fa3da 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
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #4fa3da 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 2.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.