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#4C85E1 Color

#4C85E1 is rgb(76, 133, 225) in RGB, hsl(217, 71%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 41%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bleu de France (#318CE7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4C85E1
HEX#4C85E1
RGBrgb(76, 133, 225)
HSLhsl(217, 71%, 59%)
HSVhsv(217, 66%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 41%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.152 259.5)
LABlab(55.06% 3.61 -53.40)
LCHlch(55.06% 53.52 273.86)

What #4C85E1 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 #4C85E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 6.49Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 6.98United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 7.4Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 8.14Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 8.21True Blue#0073CFΔE 9.11

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

#4C85E1 Channel Values

How #4C85E1 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 76 · G 133 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 71% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 66% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.65:1 vs white · 5.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4C85E1 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 text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4C85E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4C85E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4C85E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4C85E1
Complementary
#E1A84C
Analogous
#4CCFE1
Analogous
#5E4CE1
Triadic
#E14C85
Triadic
#85E14C
Split comp.
#E15E4C
Split comp.
#CFE14C

Tints & Shades of #4C85E1

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

#6697E5
#7CA6E9
#96B8ED
#ACC7F1
#C6D8F5
#DCE7F9

Shades

#296DDB
#205BBC
#1A4A99
#153C7A
#0F2B57
#091A34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4C85E1.

How #4C85E1 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#4C85E1
Protanopia#7E7EE1
Protanomaly#6D81E1
Deuteranopia#7676E2
Deuteranomaly#687CE1
Tritanopia#129595
Tritanomaly#338FB8
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4C85E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4c85e1: #4C85E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4C85E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4c85e1': '#4C85E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.522, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_4c85e1">#4C85E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#4C85E1"

More Blue Colors

#4C85E1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4C85E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4C85E1?

#4C85E1 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(76, 133, 225) in RGB and hsl(217, 71%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bleu de France (#318CE7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #4C85E1?

#4C85E1 is rgb(76, 133, 225) — red 76, green 133, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4C85E1?

#4C85E1 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 41%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4C85E1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4C85E1 scores 3.65:1 against white and 5.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4C85E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4C85E1 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 6.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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