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#4b60b3 color: Chinese Bellflower

#4b60b3 is rgb(75, 96, 179) in RGB and oklch(51.448% 0.13306 270.465) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

51.4%
0.133
270°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #4b60b3

#4b60b3 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 51.4% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast and black text 3.62:1, 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: #4b60b3 mixed with white

  1. 4b60b3
  2. 5b70bb
  3. 6b80c4
  4. 7c8fcc
  5. 8e9fd4
  6. a0afdb
  7. b2bfe3
  8. c5ceea
  9. d8dff1
  10. ebeff8

Darker: #4b60b3 mixed with black

  1. 4b60b3
  2. 40529b
  3. 354584
  4. 2b386e
  5. 212c58
  6. 172043
  7. 0e152f
  8. 060a1d
  9. 02030c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4b60b3 with less saturation

  1. 4b60b3
  2. 4e61ac
  3. 5063a4
  4. 53649d
  5. 566596
  6. 59658e
  7. 5c6687
  8. 5e677f
  9. 616777
  10. 64676f

Questions about #4b60b3

What color is #4b60b3?

#4b60b3 is soft blue. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(75, 96, 179), in HSL hsl(227.88, 40.94%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.448% 0.13306 270.465).

What colors go well with #4b60b3?

The complementary color of #4b60b3 is #826300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006eab and #7452a7. The triadic partners are #a64435 and #137c3c.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b60b3?

White text reads better on #4b60b3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and black gives 3.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b60b3 a warm or cool color?

#4b60b3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 51.4% and its chroma 0.133.