Wedgewood Color
Wedgewood is a blue color with hex code #4E7F9E. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with wedgewood, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Wedgewood Color Values
What Does Wedgewood Mean?
Wedgewood 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. Wedgewood sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Wedgewood is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: moderate greenish blue, #367588).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Wedgewood
Wedgewood and #9D6C4D 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 — #4D9D94 and #4D579D, which sit beside wedgewood on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair wedgewood with triadic partners #9D4D7F and #7F9D4D. 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
- Stormy Blue —
#507B9C(Delta E 3) - Steel Blue —
#5A7D9A(Delta E 4) - Greyish Blue —
#5E819D(Delta E 4) - Slate Blue —
#5B7C99(Delta E 4) - Horizon —
#5A87A0(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #4E7F9E; }
.background { background-color: #4E7F9E; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4E7F9E; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #4E7F9E40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for wedgewood?
Wedgewood has the hex code #4E7F9E. In RGB notation it is rgb(78, 127, 158), in HSL it is hsl(203, 34%, 46%), and its OKLCH value is 0.574, 0.072, 237.6.
What does the color wedgewood mean?
Blue-family colors like wedgewood carry distinct psychological associations. Wedgewood 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. Wedgewood sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with wedgewood?
Wedgewood has three easy routes: its complement #9D6C4D for punch, its neighbors #4D9D94 and #4D579D for something calmer, or triadic partners #9D4D7F and #7F9D4D when you want energy.
Is wedgewood a standard web color?
No — Wedgewood is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #4E7F9E or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make wedgewood lighter or darker?
To lighten wedgewood, 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 #E0EAF0 (lightest tint) to #0D161B (darkest shade).
About Wedgewood
Wedgewood is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #4E7F9E to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.