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#4B6AAA Color

#4B6AAA is rgb(75, 106, 170) in RGB, hsl(220, 39%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 38%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Yonder (#5072A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4B6AAA
HEX#4B6AAA
RGBrgb(75, 106, 170)
HSLhsl(220, 39%, 48%)
HSVhsv(220, 56%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 38%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(53% 0.107 263.6)
LABlab(44.71% 3.41 -38.40)
LCHlch(44.71% 38.55 275.08)

What #4B6AAA 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 #4B6AAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#4B6AAA Channel Values

How #4B6AAA 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 75 · G 106 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 220° · S 39% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 220° · S 56% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.33:1 vs white · 3.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4B6AAA 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.

TextWhite text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4B6AAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4B6AAA; 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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Tints & Shades of #4B6AAA

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.

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How #4B6AAA 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#4B6AAA
Protanopia#6666AA
Protanomaly#5C67AA
Deuteranopia#6161AA
Deuteranomaly#5965AA
Tritanopia#367575
Tritanomaly#40718D
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #4B6AAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4b6aaa: #4B6AAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4B6AAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4b6aaa': '#4B6AAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.416, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_4b6aaa">#4B6AAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4B6AAA"

More Blue Colors

#4B6AAA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4B6AAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4B6AAA?

#4B6AAA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(75, 106, 170) in RGB and hsl(220, 39%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Yonder (#5072A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #4B6AAA?

#4B6AAA is rgb(75, 106, 170) — red 75, green 106, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4B6AAA?

#4B6AAA converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 38%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4B6AAA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4B6AAA scores 5.33:1 against white and 3.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4B6AAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4B6AAA 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 14.92, which is visibly different.

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