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#4881aa color: Neapolitan Blue

#4881aa is rgb(72, 129, 170) in RGB and oklch(58.163% 0.08729 241.655) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

58.2%
0.087
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.20:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #4881aa

#4881aa is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.2:1 contrast and black text 5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Neapolitan Blue (#4d7faa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #4881aa mixed with white

  1. 4881aa
  2. 5b8db3
  3. 6d9abb
  4. 7fa6c4
  5. 91b2cc
  6. a3bfd5
  7. b5ccdd
  8. c7d8e6
  9. dae5ee
  10. ecf2f7

Darker: #4881aa mixed with black

  1. 4881aa
  2. 3d6f93
  3. 335e7d
  4. 294e68
  5. 1f3e53
  6. 162e3f
  7. 0d1f2d
  8. 06121b
  9. 02060b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #4881aa with less saturation

  1. 4881aa
  2. 4e81a5
  3. 5480a1
  4. 5a809c
  5. 5f7f97
  6. 647e93
  7. 697e8e
  8. 6e7d89
  9. 727c84
  10. 767c80

Questions about #4881aa

What color is #4881aa?

#4881aa is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Neapolitan Blue. In RGB it is rgb(72, 129, 170), in HSL hsl(205.1, 40.5%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.163% 0.08729 241.655).

What colors go well with #4881aa?

The complementary color of #4881aa is #a06e42. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2c8899 and #6878af. The triadic partners are #a66477 and #728346.

Is white or black text more readable on #4881aa?

White text reads better on #4881aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and black gives 5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4881aa a warm or cool color?

#4881aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.087.