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#4C86DC Color

#4C86DC is rgb(76, 134, 220) in RGB, hsl(216, 67%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 39%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4C86DC
HEX#4C86DC
RGBrgb(76, 134, 220)
HSLhsl(216, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(216, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 39%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.144 258.2)
LABlab(55.11% 1.64 -50.53)
LCHlch(55.11% 50.55 271.86)

What #4C86DC 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 #4C86DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 5.08Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 6.07Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 6.29Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 9.49Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 9.52True Blue#0073CFΔE 9.91

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

#4C86DC Channel Values

How #4C86DC 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 134 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 67% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 14%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 #4C86DC 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 #4C86DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4C86DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4C86DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4C86DC
Complementary
#DCA24C
Analogous
#4CCDDC
Analogous
#5A4CDC
Triadic
#DC4C86
Triadic
#86DC4C
Split comp.
#DC5A4C
Split comp.
#CDDC4C

Tints & Shades of #4C86DC

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

#6697E1
#7BA5E5
#95B7EA
#AEC8EF
#C8D9F4
#DDE8F8

Shades

#2A6ED5
#245FB7
#1D4D95
#173C73
#102A51
#0A1A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4C86DC.

How #4C86DC 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#4C86DC
Protanopia#7E7EDC
Protanomaly#6E82DC
Deuteranopia#7777DD
Deuteranomaly#687DDC
Tritanopia#1C9595
Tritanomaly#358FB6
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4C86DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4c86dc: #4C86DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4C86DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4c86dc': '#4C86DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.525, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_4c86dc">#4C86DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#4C86DC"

More Blue Colors

#4C86DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4C86DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4C86DC?

#4C86DC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(76, 134, 220) in RGB and hsl(216, 67%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #4C86DC?

#4C86DC is rgb(76, 134, 220) — red 76, green 134, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4C86DC?

#4C86DC converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 39%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4C86DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4C86DC 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 #4C86DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4C86DC 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 6.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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