#4a8bc1

Steel Blue

Closest match (97% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(74, 139, 193)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(207, 49%, 52%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(62, 28, 0, 24)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.238

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#4a8bc1

#c1804a

Analogous (Adjacent)

#4ac1bc

#4a8bc1

#4a4fc1

Triadic

#4a8bc1

#c14a8b

#8bc14a

Split complementary

#4a8bc1

#c14a50

#c1bb4a

Complete conversion table

HEX

#4A8BC1

RGB

rgb(74,139,193)

RGBA

rgba(74,139,193, 1)

HSL

hsl(207.23,48.97%,52.35%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.62 0.11 245.7)

CSS Variable

--color: #4a8bc1;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

3.65

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

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Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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On black background

5.75

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#4a8bc1#a3a3c1

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#4a8bc1#756ec1

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#4a8bc1#4d616c

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#4a8bc1#868686

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

78%

12%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

78%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

12%

Titanium white

Pigment

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Blue hue

450–495 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

23.8%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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Indigo

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Puerto Rico

#4AC1BB

Mulberry

#C14A8B

Sushi

#8BC14A

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C14A50

Malibu

#89C5FE

Orient

#005687