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#4682FB Color

#4682FB is rgb(70, 130, 251) in RGB, hsl(220, 96%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 48%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blueberry (#4F86F7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4682FB
HEX#4682FB
RGBrgb(70, 130, 251)
HSLhsl(220, 96%, 63%)
HSVhsv(220, 72%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 48%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.191 262.5)
LABlab(55.29% 11.83 -67.44)
LCHlch(55.29% 68.47 279.95)

What #4682FB 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 #4682FB, 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.

#4682FB Channel Values

How #4682FB 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 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 220° · S 96% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 220° · S 72% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.59:1 vs white · 5.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4682FB 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 text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #4682FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4682FB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #4682FB

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

Shades

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

How #4682FB 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#4682FB
Protanopia#7A7AFB
Protanomaly#697DFB
Deuteranopia#7272FC
Deuteranomaly#6479FB
Tritanopia#009999
Tritanomaly#0E90C8
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4682FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4682fb: #4682FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4682FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4682fb': '#4682FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.510, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_4682fb">#4682FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#4682FB"

More Blue Colors

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

#4682FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4682FB?

#4682FB is a light blue — rgb(70, 130, 251) in RGB and hsl(220, 96%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blueberry (#4F86F7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.85.

What is the RGB value of #4682FB?

#4682FB is rgb(70, 130, 251) — red 70, green 130, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4682FB?

#4682FB converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 48%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4682FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4682FB scores 3.59:1 against white and 5.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #4682FB 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 10.4, which is visibly different.

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