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#4b66b9 color: Soft blue

#4b66b9 is rgb(75, 102, 185) in RGB and oklch(53.097% 0.13393 268.075) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

53.1%
0.134
268°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #4b66b9

#4b66b9 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.1% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 268°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.38:1 contrast and black text 3.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Azraq Blue (#4c6cb3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4b66b9 mixed with white

  1. 4b66b9
  2. 5b75c1
  3. 6c84c9
  4. 7d94d0
  5. 8fa3d7
  6. a0b2de
  7. b3c1e5
  8. c5d0ec
  9. d8e0f3
  10. eceff9

Darker: #4b66b9 mixed with black

  1. 4b66b9
  2. 4058a0
  3. 354a89
  4. 2b3c71
  5. 212f5b
  6. 172346
  7. 0e1731
  8. 060c1e
  9. 02040d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #4b66b9 with less saturation

  1. 4b66b9
  2. 4e67b2
  3. 5168aa
  4. 5569a3
  5. 586a9b
  6. 5b6b93
  7. 5f6b8c
  8. 626c84
  9. 656c7c
  10. 696c74

Questions about #4b66b9

What color is #4b66b9?

#4b66b9 is soft blue. The closest named color is Soft blue. In RGB it is rgb(75, 102, 185), in HSL hsl(225.27, 44%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.097% 0.13393 268.075).

What colors go well with #4b66b9?

The complementary color of #4b66b9 is #8a6600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0074b0 and #7658ae. The triadic partners are #ac483e and #24803c.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b66b9?

White text reads better on #4b66b9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and black gives 3.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b66b9 a warm or cool color?

#4b66b9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 53.1% and its chroma 0.134.