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#4083BA Color

#4083BA is rgb(64, 131, 186) in RGB, hsl(207, 49%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 30%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Blue (#4682B4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4083BA
HEX#4083BA
RGBrgb(64, 131, 186)
HSLhsl(207, 49%, 49%)
HSVhsv(207, 66%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 30%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.109 245.9)
LABlab(52.27% -8.51 -35.84)
LCHlch(52.27% 36.83 256.64)

What #4083BA 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 #4083BA, 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.

#4083BA Channel Values

How #4083BA 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 131 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 49% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 66% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.06:1 vs white · 5.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4083BA 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4083BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4083BA; 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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Tints & Shades of #4083BA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4083BA.

How #4083BA 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#4083BA
Protanopia#7B7BBA
Protanomaly#687EBA
Deuteranopia#7272BB
Deuteranomaly#6279BA
Tritanopia#248C8C
Tritanomaly#3188A0
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4083BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4083ba: #4083BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4083BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4083ba': '#4083BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.514, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_4083ba">#4083BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4083BA"

More Blue Colors

#4083BA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4083BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4083BA?

#4083BA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(64, 131, 186) in RGB and hsl(207, 49%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682B4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.02.

What is the RGB value of #4083BA?

#4083BA is rgb(64, 131, 186) — red 64, green 131, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4083BA?

#4083BA converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 30%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4083BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4083BA scores 4.06:1 against white and 5.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4083BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4083BA 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 3.02, which is very hard to tell apart.

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