#4B81BE Color

#4B81BE is rgb(75, 129, 190) in RGB and hsl(212, 47%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4B81BE

HEX#4B81BE

RGBrgb(75, 129, 190)

HSLhsl(212, 47%, 52%)

HSVhsv(212, 61%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.11 252.7)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 32%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4B81BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4B81BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4B81BE Complementary#BE884B Analogous#4BBABE Analogous#4F4BBE Triadic#BE4B81 Triadic#81BE4B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4B81BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6593C8 #7CA3D0 #96B5D9 #ADC5E1 #C7D8EB #DDE7F3

Shades

#3D6FA9 #335E8E #2A4D74 #223E5E #182C43 #0F1B29

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