#4A78B5 Color

#4A78B5 is rgb(74, 120, 181) in RGB and hsl(214, 42%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4A78B5

HEX#4A78B5

RGBrgb(74, 120, 181)

HSLhsl(214, 42%, 50%)

HSVhsv(214, 59%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.108 256)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 34%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4A78B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4A78B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4A78B5 Complementary#B5874A Analogous#4AAEB5 Analogous#514AB5 Triadic#B54A78 Triadic#78B54A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4A78B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#638BBF #7D9ECA #96B1D4 #ACC1DD #C5D4E7 #DEE7F2

Shades

#40689C #375986 #2C486D #233A57 #19293E #101A28

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