Into the Blue Color

#4f7ba7

Into the Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #b08458
Complementary Color #a77a4f
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 48.24% (better contrasting with white)
Into the Blue Color Sample
Into the Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4f7ba7

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Into the Blue Color. The Vanity color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lupine Blue (#6a96ba) for more energetic effect. Try Wink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a77a4f is the best complementary color to Into the Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4f7ba7 complementary color is Driftwood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wedgewood are #4fa6a7 and #4f4fa7. Thus found on the left and right of #4f7ba7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Into the Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Into the Blue palette consists of #a6a74f and #a74f4f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a77a4f). Try Olive Green and Matrix colors in combination with #4f7ba7, 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 #4f7ba7 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Into the Blue. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Into the Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Driftwood, Tapestry, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f7ba7 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, mid magenta, warm red and warm 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. Into the Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a77a4f) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Driftwood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a74f7b and #4fa77b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4f7ba7 is made of 21% red, 33% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Into the Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 35.77% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f7ba7 is made of 34.51% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black ink.

HEX #4f7ba7
RGB Decimal rgb(79,123,167)
RGB Percentage 21%, 33%, 45%
CMYK 34.51, 17.25, 0, 34.51
HSL hsl(210,35.77%,48.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,52.69%,65.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.2375,-2.2418,-28.1265)
XYZ xyz(17.2825,18.6182,39.242)
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