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#4869ac color: Waterline Blue

#4869ac is rgb(72, 105, 172) in RGB and oklch(52.769% 0.11272 263.226) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

52.8%
0.113
263°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.89:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #4869ac

#4869ac is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast and black text 3.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Waterline Blue (#436bad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4869ac mixed with white

  1. 4869ac
  2. 5978b5
  3. 6a86be
  4. 7c95c6
  5. 8ea4cf
  6. a0b3d7
  7. b2c2df
  8. c5d1e7
  9. d8e0ef
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #4869ac mixed with black

  1. 4869ac
  2. 3d5a95
  3. 334c7f
  4. 293e69
  5. 1f3154
  6. 162440
  7. 0d182d
  8. 060c1b
  9. 02040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4869ac with less saturation

  1. 4869ac
  2. 4c6aa6
  3. 4f6a9f
  4. 536b99
  5. 576b93
  6. 5a6b8c
  7. 5e6b86
  8. 616b7f
  9. 646b79
  10. 686b72

Questions about #4869ac

What color is #4869ac?

#4869ac is soft blue. The closest named color is Waterline Blue. In RGB it is rgb(72, 105, 172), in HSL hsl(220.2, 40.98%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.769% 0.11272 263.226).

What colors go well with #4869ac?

The complementary color of #4869ac is #8a6400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0075a1 and #6e5da6. The triadic partners are #a24e4b and #3f7b3d.

Is white or black text more readable on #4869ac?

White text reads better on #4869ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and black gives 3.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4869ac a warm or cool color?

#4869ac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.113.