#4F7694Beach View (#4F7694) is a mid-tone, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 242°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.064. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #4F7694 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 118, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 30%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 47%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47%, 20%, 0%, 42%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(48 -5.2 -20.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.549 0.064 242) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Beach View shifts subtly: leans toward blue; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#57738b — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward blue#557791 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#4f7694 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#4e7796 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Beach View in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.83:1 and against black 4.35:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#accbe4 · #82a5c0 · #4f7694 · #375b77 · #193951 · #001a2e
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#699fa9 · #558ba2 · #4f7694 · #476188 · #454d73 · #3f3a5c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b0a5d9 · #908ba4 · #4f7694 · #335976 · #1b3e57 · #231d33
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c3dbee · #d6a981 · #4f7694 · #48545e · #223849 · #0f1c26
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7f0eb · #848d94 · #4f7694 · #5b5753 · #1c252c · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f4ff · #bbcedc · #4f7694 · #122e42 · #000b19 · #f29c45
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9dfba · #97cdc7 · #da8979 · #4f7694 · #6f4755 · #070a33
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fdefe3 · #ad7f75 · #4f7694 · #675621 · #3d160f · #0a0500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf0 · #ac7d89 · #4f7694 · #505e2d · #1f2800 · #050001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcedf9 · #a27f9c · #4f7694 · #754e28 · #032c14 · #110400
#688AA6 · #819FB7 · #9BB5C9 · #B5CADC · #D0E0EE
#3E627C · #2E4E66 · #1F3B50 · #10293A · #041827
#57758D · #5F7485 · #66737E
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.