#4E81BC Color

#4E81BC is rgb(78, 129, 188) in RGB and hsl(212, 45%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4E81BC

HEX#4E81BC

RGBrgb(78, 129, 188)

HSLhsl(212, 45%, 52%)

HSVhsv(212, 59%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.106 253.1)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 31%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4E81BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4E81BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4E81BC Complementary#BC884E Analogous#4EB8BC Analogous#514EBC Triadic#BC4E81 Triadic#81BC4E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4E81BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6793C5 #7EA3CE #97B5D8 #AEC5E0 #C8D8EA #DEE7F2

Shades

#3F6FA6 #355E8D #2B4D73 #233E5C #192D43 #0F1B29

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