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#4b8dce color: Blue Dart

#4b8dce is rgb(75, 141, 206) in RGB and oklch(62.879% 0.11958 249.953) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

62.9%
0.120
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #4b8dce

#4b8dce is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.9% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.5:1 contrast and black text 6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Dart (#518fd1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4b8dce mixed with white

  1. 4b8dce
  2. 5e98d4
  3. 70a4d9
  4. 82afde
  5. 94bbe3
  6. a6c6e8
  7. b7d1ed
  8. c9ddf2
  9. dbe8f6
  10. edf4fb

Darker: #4b8dce mixed with black

  1. 4b8dce
  2. 407ab3
  3. 356798
  4. 2b557f
  5. 214466
  6. 17334e
  7. 0e2338
  8. 061423
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #4b8dce with less saturation

  1. 4b8dce
  2. 538dc7
  3. 5a8dc1
  4. 618dba
  5. 678cb3
  6. 6d8cac
  7. 738ca5
  8. 798b9e
  9. 7e8a97
  10. 838990

Questions about #4b8dce

What color is #4b8dce?

#4b8dce is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Dart. In RGB it is rgb(75, 141, 206), in HSL hsl(209.77, 57.21%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.879% 0.11958 249.953).

What colors go well with #4b8dce?

The complementary color of #4b8dce is #b67a29. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099ba and #7b7fcf. The triadic partners are #c56878 and #719744.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b8dce?

White text reads better on #4b8dce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and black gives 6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4b8dce a warm or cool color?

#4b8dce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.9% and its chroma 0.12.