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#4088BF Color

#4088BF is rgb(64, 136, 191) in RGB, hsl(206, 50%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 29%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Blue (#4682B4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4088BF
HEX#4088BF
RGBrgb(64, 136, 191)
HSLhsl(206, 50%, 50%)
HSVhsv(206, 66%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 29%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.111 244.2)
LABlab(53.97% -9.78 -36.03)
LCHlch(53.97% 37.34 254.82)

What #4088BF 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 #4088BF, 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.

#4088BF Channel Values

How #4088BF 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 136 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 206° · S 50% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 206° · S 66% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.82:1 vs white · 5.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4088BF 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 text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4088BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4088BF; 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 #4088BF

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 #4088BF.

How #4088BF 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#4088BF
Protanopia#7F7FBF
Protanomaly#6B83BF
Deuteranopia#7676C0
Deuteranomaly#657EC0
Tritanopia#229090
Tritanomaly#318DA5
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4088BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4088bf: #4088BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4088BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4088bf': '#4088BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.533, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_4088bf">#4088BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#4088BF"

More Blue Colors

#4088BF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4088BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4088BF?

#4088BF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(64, 136, 191) in RGB and hsl(206, 50%, 50%) 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 4.02.

What is the RGB value of #4088BF?

#4088BF is rgb(64, 136, 191) — red 64, green 136, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4088BF?

#4088BF converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 29%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4088BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4088BF scores 3.82:1 against white and 5.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4088BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4088BF 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 4.02, which is very hard to tell apart.

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