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#4288C2 Color

#4288C2 is rgb(66, 136, 194) in RGB, hsl(207, 51%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 30%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Blue (#4682B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4288C2
HEX#4288C2
RGBrgb(66, 136, 194)
HSLhsl(207, 51%, 51%)
HSVhsv(207, 66%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 30%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.113 246.2)
LABlab(54.17% -8.58 -37.42)
LCHlch(54.17% 38.39 257.09)

What #4288C2 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 #4288C2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 5.09Green-blue (Crayola)#2887C8ΔE 5.16Star Command Blue#007BB8ΔE 7.44Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 7.62Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 7.93Blue (NCS)#0087BDΔE 8.01

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

#4288C2 Channel Values

How #4288C2 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 66 · G 136 · B 1948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 51% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 66% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4288C2 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 text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4288C2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4288C2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4288C2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4288C2
Complementary
#C27C42
Analogous
#42C2BB
Analogous
#4249C2
Triadic
#C24288
Triadic
#88C242
Split comp.
#C24249
Split comp.
#C2BB42

Tints & Shades of #4288C2

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

#5D99CB
#74A8D2
#8FB9DB
#AACAE4
#C5DBEC
#DCE9F4

Shades

#3776A9
#2F6692
#275377
#1E405C
#152E41
#0E1D2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4288C2.

How #4288C2 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#4288C2
Protanopia#7F7FC2
Protanomaly#6C83C2
Deuteranopia#7676C3
Deuteranomaly#657EC3
Tritanopia#239191
Tritanomaly#328DA7
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4288C2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4288c2: #4288C2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4288C2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4288c2': '#4288C2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.533, blue: 0.761)
Android XML<color name="color_4288c2">#4288C2</color>
SVG fillfill="#4288C2"

More Blue Colors

#4288C2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4288C2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4288C2?

#4288C2 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(66, 136, 194) in RGB and hsl(207, 51%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #4288C2?

#4288C2 is rgb(66, 136, 194) — red 66, green 136, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4288C2?

#4288C2 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 30%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4288C2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4288C2 scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4288C2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4288C2 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 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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