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#4484AB Color

#4484AB is rgb(68, 132, 171) in RGB, hsl(203, 43%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 23%, 0%, 33%) 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 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4484AB
HEX#4484AB
RGBrgb(68, 132, 171)
HSLhsl(203, 43%, 47%)
HSVhsv(203, 60%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 23%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.089 237.6)
LABlab(52.17% -12.20 -27.40)
LCHlch(52.17% 29.99 246.01)

What #4484AB 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 #4484AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 6.65Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 7.41Cerulean#007BA7ΔE 8.17Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 8.61Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 10.64Blue (NCS)#0087BDΔE 10.97

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

#4484AB Channel Values

How #4484AB 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 68 · G 132 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 43% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 60% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4484AB 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 text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4484AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4484AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4484AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4484AB
Complementary
#AB6C44
Analogous
#44AB9F
Analogous
#4450AB
Triadic
#AB4484
Triadic
#84AB44
Split comp.
#AB4450
Split comp.
#AB9F44

Tints & Shades of #4484AB

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

#5795BC
#74A8C8
#8EB8D2
#A7C8DC
#C1D8E6
#DEEAF2

Shades

#3C7396
#336280
#2A516A
#203E50
#172D3A
#0F1C24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4484AB.

How #4484AB 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#4484AB
Protanopia#7C7CAB
Protanomaly#6A7FAB
Deuteranopia#7474AC
Deuteranomaly#647BAC
Tritanopia#358A8A
Tritanomaly#3B8798
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #4484AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4484ab: #4484AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4484AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4484ab': '#4484AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.518, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_4484ab">#4484AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#4484AB"

More Blue Colors

#4484AB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4484AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4484AB?

#4484AB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(68, 132, 171) in RGB and hsl(203, 43%, 47%) 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 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #4484AB?

#4484AB is rgb(68, 132, 171) — red 68, green 132, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4484AB?

#4484AB converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 23%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4484AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4484AB scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4484AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4484AB 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 6.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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