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#4682E2 Color

#4682E2 is rgb(70, 130, 226) in RGB, hsl(217, 73%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 42%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Navy Blue (#1974D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4682E2
HEX#4682E2
RGBrgb(70, 130, 226)
HSLhsl(217, 73%, 58%)
HSVhsv(217, 69%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 42%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.159 259.4)
LABlab(54.00% 4.48 -55.65)
LCHlch(54.00% 55.83 274.60)

What #4682E2 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 #4682E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 6.81Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 7Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 7.57True Blue#0073CFΔE 8.17Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.18Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 9.61

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

#4682E2 Channel Values

How #4682E2 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 70 · G 130 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 73% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 69% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.78:1 vs white · 5.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4682E2 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 text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4682E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4682E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4682E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4682E2
Complementary
#E2A646
Analogous
#46D0E2
Analogous
#5846E2
Triadic
#E24682
Triadic
#82E246
Split comp.
#E25846
Split comp.
#D0E246

Tints & Shades of #4682E2

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

#6094E6
#76A2EA
#91B4EE
#ABC6F2
#C6D8F6
#DCE7F9

Shades

#226ADD
#1E5BBE
#184A9A
#133977
#0D2854
#081935

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4682E2.

How #4682E2 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#4682E2
Protanopia#7A7AE2
Protanomaly#697DE2
Deuteranopia#7272E3
Deuteranomaly#6479E2
Tritanopia#009393
Tritanomaly#278CB8
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4682E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4682e2: #4682E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4682E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4682e2': '#4682E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.510, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_4682e2">#4682E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#4682E2"

More Blue Colors

#4682E2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4682E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4682E2?

#4682E2 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(70, 130, 226) in RGB and hsl(217, 73%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Navy Blue (#1974D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #4682E2?

#4682E2 is rgb(70, 130, 226) — red 70, green 130, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4682E2?

#4682E2 converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 42%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4682E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4682E2 scores 3.78:1 against white and 5.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4682E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4682E2 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 9.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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