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#4b60a2 color: Bio Blue

#4b60a2 is rgb(75, 96, 162) in RGB and oklch(50.376% 0.10828 268.965) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

50.4%
0.108
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.49:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #4b60a2

#4b60a2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.01:1 contrast and black text 3.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bio Blue (#465f9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4b60a2 mixed with white

  1. 4b60a2
  2. 5b6fac
  3. 6c7fb5
  4. 7d8ebf
  5. 8e9ec8
  6. a0aed2
  7. b3bedb
  8. c5cee4
  9. d8deed
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #4b60a2 mixed with black

  1. 4b60a2
  2. 40528c
  3. 354577
  4. 2b3863
  5. 212c4f
  6. 17203c
  7. 0e152a
  8. 060a19
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4b60a2 with less saturation

  1. 4b60a2
  2. 4d619c
  3. 506296
  4. 526290
  5. 55638a
  6. 576384
  7. 5a647e
  8. 5d6477
  9. 5f6471
  10. 62646b

Questions about #4b60a2

What color is #4b60a2?

#4b60a2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(75, 96, 162), in HSL hsl(225.52, 36.71%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.376% 0.10828 268.965).

What colors go well with #4b60a2?

The complementary color of #4b60a2 is #7d6000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #106b9b and #6d5599. The triadic partners are #98493f and #307540.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b60a2?

White text reads better on #4b60a2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and black gives 3.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b60a2 a warm or cool color?

#4b60a2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.108.