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#4d8cd2 color: Blue Dart

#4d8cd2 is rgb(77, 140, 210) in RGB and oklch(62.953% 0.12465 252.566) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

63%
0.125
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

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 #4d8cd2

#4d8cd2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 253°.

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: #4d8cd2 mixed with white

  1. 4d8cd2
  2. 6098d7
  3. 71a3dc
  4. 83afe1
  5. 95bae6
  6. a6c6ea
  7. b8d1ef
  8. c9ddf3
  9. dbe8f7
  10. edf3fb

Darker: #4d8cd2 mixed with black

  1. 4d8cd2
  2. 4279b6
  3. 37679b
  4. 2c5581
  5. 224368
  6. 183350
  7. 0f2339
  8. 071424
  9. 020710
  10. 000102

Calmer: #4d8cd2 with less saturation

  1. 4d8cd2
  2. 548ccb
  3. 5b8cc4
  4. 628cbd
  5. 688cb6
  6. 6e8cae
  7. 748ba7
  8. 798ba0
  9. 7f8a98
  10. 848a91

Questions about #4d8cd2

What color is #4d8cd2?

#4d8cd2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Dart. In RGB it is rgb(77, 140, 210), in HSL hsl(211.58, 59.64%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.953% 0.12465 252.566).

What colors go well with #4d8cd2?

The complementary color of #4d8cd2 is #b67b1e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098bf and #7f7ed2. The triadic partners are #c86674 and #6b9945.

Is white or black text more readable on #4d8cd2?

White text reads better on #4d8cd2: 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 #4d8cd2 a warm or cool color?

#4d8cd2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 63% and its chroma 0.125.