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#4860b8 color: Chinese Bellflower

#4860b8 is rgb(72, 96, 184) in RGB and oklch(51.601% 0.14114 269.471) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

51.6%
0.141
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.64:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #4860b8

#4860b8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 51.6% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.77:1 contrast and black text 3.64:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower (#4d5aaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4860b8 mixed with white

  1. 4860b8
  2. 5870c0
  3. 6980c8
  4. 7a90d0
  5. 8c9fd7
  6. 9eafde
  7. b1bfe5
  8. c4cfec
  9. d7dff3
  10. ebeff9

Darker: #4860b8 mixed with black

  1. 4860b8
  2. 3d52a0
  3. 334588
  4. 293871
  5. 1f2c5b
  6. 162045
  7. 0d1531
  8. 060a1e
  9. 02030c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #4860b8 with less saturation

  1. 4860b8
  2. 4b62b0
  3. 4e63a8
  4. 5164a1
  5. 546599
  6. 576691
  7. 5b6789
  8. 5e6781
  9. 616779
  10. 646870

Questions about #4860b8

What color is #4860b8?

#4860b8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(72, 96, 184), in HSL hsl(227.14, 44.09%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.601% 0.14114 269.471).

What colors go well with #4860b8?

The complementary color of #4860b8 is #846200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006faf and #7551ac. The triadic partners are #aa4034 and #087d37.

Is white or black text more readable on #4860b8?

White text reads better on #4860b8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and black gives 3.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4860b8 a warm or cool color?

#4860b8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 51.6% and its chroma 0.141.