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#4B89AF Color

#4B89AF is rgb(75, 137, 175) in RGB, hsl(203, 40%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 22%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4B89AF
HEX#4B89AF
RGBrgb(75, 137, 175)
HSLhsl(203, 40%, 49%)
HSVhsv(203, 57%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 22%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.087 237.4)
LABlab(54.13% -12.17 -26.65)
LCHlch(54.13% 29.30 245.45)

What #4B89AF 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 #4B89AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 6.17Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 7.58Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 8.4Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 8.8Cerulean#007BA7ΔE 9.81Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 10.37

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

#4B89AF Channel Values

How #4B89AF 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 137 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 40% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 57% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.82:1 vs white · 5.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4B89AF 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 text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4B89AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4B89AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4B89AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4B89AF
Complementary
#AF714B
Analogous
#4BAFA3
Analogous
#4B57AF
Triadic
#AF4B89
Triadic
#89AF4B
Split comp.
#AF4B57
Split comp.
#AFA34B

Tints & Shades of #4B89AF

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

#6299BC
#7BA9C6
#94BAD1
#ADCADC
#C6DAE7
#DFEAF1

Shades

#42789A
#376481
#2E546B
#234052
#1A2F3D
#0F1C24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4B89AF.

How #4B89AF 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#4B89AF
Protanopia#8181AF
Protanomaly#6F84AF
Deuteranopia#7979B0
Deuteranomaly#6980B0
Tritanopia#3E8F8F
Tritanomaly#438C9D
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4B89AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4b89af: #4B89AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4B89AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4b89af': '#4B89AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.537, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_4b89af">#4B89AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#4B89AF"

More Blue Colors

#4B89AF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4B89AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4B89AF?

#4B89AF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(75, 137, 175) in RGB and hsl(203, 40%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #4B89AF?

#4B89AF is rgb(75, 137, 175) — red 75, green 137, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4B89AF?

#4B89AF converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 22%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4B89AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4B89AF scores 3.82:1 against white and 5.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4B89AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4B89AF 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 7.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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