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#4C95BD Color

#4C95BD is rgb(76, 149, 189) in RGB, hsl(201, 46%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 21%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4C95BD
HEX#4C95BD
RGBrgb(76, 149, 189)
HSLhsl(201, 46%, 52%)
HSVhsv(201, 60%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 21%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.094 234.9)
LABlab(58.26% -14.54 -28.23)
LCHlch(58.26% 31.75 242.75)

What #4C95BD 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 #4C95BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 7.81Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 8.63Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 9.12Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 9.16Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 9.2Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 9.35

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

#4C95BD Channel Values

How #4C95BD 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 149 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 46% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 60% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4C95BD 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 text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4C95BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4C95BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4C95BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4C95BD
Complementary
#BD744C
Analogous
#4CBDAC
Analogous
#4C5DBD
Triadic
#BD4C95
Triadic
#95BD4C
Split comp.
#BD4C5D
Split comp.
#BDAC4C

Tints & Shades of #4C95BD

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

#66A5C7
#7DB2CF
#97C1D8
#ADCFE1
#C7DEEA
#DDEBF3

Shades

#3E83A8
#346E8D
#2B5A73
#22495D
#193443
#0F2029

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4C95BD.

How #4C95BD 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#4C95BD
Protanopia#8C8CBD
Protanomaly#7790BD
Deuteranopia#8282BE
Deuteranomaly#718ABE
Tritanopia#3C9B9B
Tritanomaly#4399AA
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4C95BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4c95bd: #4C95BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4C95BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4c95bd': '#4C95BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.584, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_4c95bd">#4C95BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#4C95BD"

More Blue Colors

#4C95BD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4C95BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4C95BD?

#4C95BD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(76, 149, 189) in RGB and hsl(201, 46%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.81.

What is the RGB value of #4C95BD?

#4C95BD is rgb(76, 149, 189) — red 76, green 149, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4C95BD?

#4C95BD converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 21%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4C95BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4C95BD scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4C95BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4C95BD 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 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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