Metallic Blue Color
Metallic Blue is a blue color with hex code #4F738E. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with metallic blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Metallic Blue Color Values
What Does Metallic Blue Mean?
Metallic Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Metallic Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Metallic Blue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: grayish blue, #536878).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Metallic Blue
Metallic Blue and #8D694E are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #4E8D89 and #4E528D, which sit beside metallic blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair metallic blue with triadic partners #8D4E72 and #728D4E. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Slate Blue —
#5B7C99(Delta E 4) - Steel Blue —
#5A7D9A(Delta E 4) - Cadet Blue —
#4E7496(Delta E 4) - Stormy Blue —
#507B9C(Delta E 5) - Greyish Blue —
#5E819D(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #4F738E; }
.background { background-color: #4F738E; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4F738E; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #4F738E40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for metallic blue?
Metallic Blue has the hex code #4F738E. In RGB notation it is rgb(79, 115, 142), in HSL it is hsl(206, 29%, 43%), and its OKLCH value is 0.539, 0.059, 241.6.
What does the color metallic blue mean?
Blue-family colors like metallic blue carry distinct psychological associations. Metallic Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Metallic Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with metallic blue?
Metallic Blue has three easy routes: its complement #8D694E for punch, its neighbors #4E8D89 and #4E528D for something calmer, or triadic partners #8D4E72 and #728D4E when you want energy.
Is metallic blue a standard web color?
No — Metallic Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #4F738E or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make metallic blue lighter or darker?
To lighten metallic blue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E1E9EF (lightest tint) to #0D1317 (darkest shade).
About Metallic Blue
Metallic Blue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #4F738E to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.