#4d79bd color: Ashton Blue
#4d79bd is rgb(77, 121, 189) in RGB and oklch(57.566% 0.11624 258.818) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- sky-600
- Black 26%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #4d79bd
#4d79bd is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.6% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 259°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.39:1 contrast and black text 4.79:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Ashton Blue (#4a79ba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.
Lighter: #4d79bd mixed with white
Darker: #4d79bd mixed with black
Calmer: #4d79bd with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #4d79bd
Questions about #4d79bd
What color is #4d79bd?
#4d79bd is soft blue. The closest named color is Ashton Blue. In RGB it is rgb(77, 121, 189), in HSL hsl(216.43, 45.9%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.566% 0.11624 258.818).
What colors go well with #4d79bd?
The complementary color of #4d79bd is #9e6f0d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0085af and #776cb9. The triadic partners are #b35a5e and #538943.
Is white or black text more readable on #4d79bd?
White text reads better on #4d79bd: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and black gives 4.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #4d79bd a warm or cool color?
#4d79bd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 57.6% and its chroma 0.116.