#4B8CA0 Color

#4B8CA0 is rgb(75, 140, 160) in RGB and hsl(194, 36%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4B8CA0

HEX#4B8CA0

RGBrgb(75, 140, 160)

HSLhsl(194, 36%, 46%)

HSVhsv(194, 53%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.073 220.2)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 12%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4B8CA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4B8CA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4B8CA0 Complementary#A05F4B Analogous#4BA089 Analogous#4B62A0 Triadic#A04B8C Triadic#8CA04B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4B8CA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5C9EB2 #78AFBF #90BDCB #ACCED8 #C4DCE3 #E0ECF0

Shades

#417A8B #376776 #2E5561 #24434C #1A3137 #101E23

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