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#4388AD Color

#4388AD is rgb(67, 136, 173) in RGB, hsl(201, 44%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 21%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4388AD
HEX#4388AD
RGBrgb(67, 136, 173)
HSLhsl(201, 44%, 47%)
HSVhsv(201, 61%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 21%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.09 234.5)
LABlab(53.42% -13.95 -26.63)
LCHlch(53.42% 30.06 242.36)

What #4388AD 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 #4388AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 7.2Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 8.47Cerulean#007BA7ΔE 8.58Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 10.08Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 10.34Blue (NCS)#0087BDΔE 11.23

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

#4388AD Channel Values

How #4388AD 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 67 · G 136 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 44% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 61% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.92:1 vs white · 5.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4388AD 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 text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4388AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4388AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4388AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4388AD
Complementary
#AD6843
Analogous
#43AD9D
Analogous
#4353AD
Triadic
#AD4388
Triadic
#88AD43
Split comp.
#AD4353
Split comp.
#AD9D43

Tints & Shades of #4388AD

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

#5699BD
#73ABC9
#8DBAD3
#A7CADD
#C1D9E7
#DEEBF2

Shades

#3B7697
#326581
#29546A
#1F4051
#172E3B
#0E1D25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4388AD.

How #4388AD 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#4388AD
Protanopia#7F7FAD
Protanomaly#6C83AD
Deuteranopia#7777AE
Deuteranomaly#667EAE
Tritanopia#348D8D
Tritanomaly#3A8B9B
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4388AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4388ad: #4388AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4388AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4388ad': '#4388AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.533, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_4388ad">#4388AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#4388AD"

More Blue Colors

#4388AD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4388AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4388AD?

#4388AD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(67, 136, 173) in RGB and hsl(201, 44%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.2.

What is the RGB value of #4388AD?

#4388AD is rgb(67, 136, 173) — red 67, green 136, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4388AD?

#4388AD converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 21%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4388AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4388AD scores 3.92:1 against white and 5.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4388AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4388AD 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 8.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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