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#4b60a3 color: Bio Blue

#4b60a3 is rgb(75, 96, 163) in RGB and oklch(50.436% 0.10976 269.088) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

50.4%
0.110
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #4b60a3

#4b60a3 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6:1 contrast and black text 3.5:1, 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: #4b60a3 mixed with white

  1. 4b60a3
  2. 5b6fad
  3. 6c7fb6
  4. 7d8ec0
  5. 8e9ec9
  6. a0aed2
  7. b3bedb
  8. c5cee5
  9. d8deed
  10. ebeef6

Darker: #4b60a3 mixed with black

  1. 4b60a3
  2. 40528d
  3. 354578
  4. 2b3863
  5. 212c4f
  6. 17203c
  7. 0e152a
  8. 060a19
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4b60a3 with less saturation

  1. 4b60a3
  2. 4d619d
  3. 506297
  4. 526291
  5. 55638b
  6. 586384
  7. 5a647e
  8. 5d6478
  9. 5f6471
  10. 62646b

Questions about #4b60a3

What color is #4b60a3?

#4b60a3 is soft blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(75, 96, 163), in HSL hsl(225.68, 36.97%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.436% 0.10976 269.088).

What colors go well with #4b60a3?

The complementary color of #4b60a3 is #7e6000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0d6c9c and #6e559a. The triadic partners are #99493e and #2e7540.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b60a3?

White text reads better on #4b60a3: white gives a contrast ratio of 6:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b60a3 a warm or cool color?

#4b60a3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.11.