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#4075BF Color

#4075BF is rgb(64, 117, 191) in RGB, hsl(215, 50%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 39%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tufts Blue (#417DC1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4075BF
HEX#4075BF
RGBrgb(64, 117, 191)
HSLhsl(215, 50%, 50%)
HSVhsv(215, 66%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 39%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.129 257.1)
LABlab(48.32% 0.55 -44.89)
LCHlch(48.32% 44.90 270.71)

What #4075BF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4075BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#4075BF Channel Values

How #4075BF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 64 · G 117 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 50% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 66% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.65:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4075BF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4075BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4075BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #4075BF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4075BF.

How #4075BF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4075BF
Protanopia#6E6EBF
Protanomaly#5F71BF
Deuteranopia#6767C0
Deuteranomaly#5A6DBF
Tritanopia#158181
Tritanomaly#2C7D9E
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4075BF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4075bf: #4075BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4075BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4075bf': '#4075BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.459, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_4075bf">#4075BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#4075BF"

More Blue Colors

#4075BF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4075BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4075BF?

#4075BF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(64, 117, 191) in RGB and hsl(215, 50%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417DC1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #4075BF?

#4075BF is rgb(64, 117, 191) — red 64, green 117, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4075BF?

#4075BF converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 39%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4075BF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4075BF scores 4.65:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4075BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4075BF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 14.17, which is visibly different.

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