C64 NTSC Color

#4e7fff

C64 NTSC is vibrant, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #b18000
Complementary Color #fecd4e
Color Shade: blue cyan (223.39° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 65.29% (better contrasting with white)
C64 NTSC Color Sample
C64 NTSC Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4e7fff

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to C64 NTSC Color. The Magic Fountain color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Clouded Blue (#1f75fe) for more calm effect. Try Blue Titmouse as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#fecd4e is the best complementary color to C64 NTSC. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e7fff complementary color is Golden Tainoi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Dodger Blue are #4ed7fe and #754efe. Thus found on the left and right of #4e7fff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Malibu and Electric Violet colors as they work well with C64 NTSC.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary C64 NTSC palette consists of #d7fe4e and #fe754e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fecd4e). Try Canary and Coral colors in combination with #4e7fff, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4e7fff offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the C64 NTSC. Thus Screamin' Green and Wild Watermelon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of C64 NTSC contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Golden Tainoi, Razzle Dazzle Rose, and Screamin' Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e7fff square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. C64 NTSC tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#fecd4e) and two others. The Wild Watermelon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aquamarine – 120° from the complementary Golden Tainoi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fe4e7f and #4efece.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4e7fff is made of 17% red, 28% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode C64 NTSC has a hue angle of 223.39°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e7fff is made of 69.41% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #4e7fff
RGB Decimal rgb(78,127,255)
RGB Percentage 17%, 28%, 55%
CMYK 69.41, 50.2, 0, 0
HSL hsl(223.39,100%,65.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(223.39,69.41%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.1063,24.9557,-68.6006)
XYZ xyz(28.7813,24.0184,97.7268)
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