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#4b6fac color: New Age Blue

#4b6fac is rgb(75, 111, 172) in RGB and oklch(54.273% 0.10455 260.442) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

54.3%
0.105
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #4b6fac

#4b6fac is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.3% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.04:1 contrast and black text 4.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is New Age Blue (#496ead). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4b6fac mixed with white

  1. 4b6fac
  2. 5c7db5
  3. 6d8bbd
  4. 7e99c6
  5. 90a7ce
  6. a2b6d7
  7. b4c4df
  8. c6d3e7
  9. d9e1ef
  10. ecf0f7

Darker: #4b6fac mixed with black

  1. 4b6fac
  2. 406095
  3. 35517f
  4. 2b4269
  5. 213454
  6. 172740
  7. 0e1a2d
  8. 060e1b
  9. 02040b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #4b6fac with less saturation

  1. 4b6fac
  2. 4f6fa6
  3. 5370a0
  4. 57709a
  5. 5a7094
  6. 5e708e
  7. 627088
  8. 657082
  9. 69707c
  10. 6c7076

Questions about #4b6fac

What color is #4b6fac?

#4b6fac is soft blue. The closest named color is New Age Blue. In RGB it is rgb(75, 111, 172), in HSL hsl(217.73, 39.27%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.273% 0.10455 260.442).

What colors go well with #4b6fac?

The complementary color of #4b6fac is #8f6816. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #117aa1 and #6f64a8. The triadic partners are #a45455 and #4c7e42.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b6fac?

White text reads better on #4b6fac: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and black gives 4.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b6fac a warm or cool color?

#4b6fac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 54.3% and its chroma 0.105.