#4B8ABE Color

#4B8ABE is rgb(75, 138, 190) in RGB and hsl(207, 47%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4B8ABE

HEX#4B8ABE

RGBrgb(75, 138, 190)

HSLhsl(207, 47%, 52%)

HSVhsv(207, 61%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.103 245.5)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 27%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4B8ABE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4B8ABE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4B8ABE Complementary#BE7F4B Analogous#4BBEB8 Analogous#4B51BE Triadic#BE4B8A Triadic#8ABE4B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4B8ABE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#659BC8 #7CAAD0 #96BBD9 #ADCAE1 #C7DBEB #DDE9F3

Shades

#3D78A9 #33658E #2A5374 #22435E #183043 #0F1D29

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