#4c98bc

Steel Blue

Closest match (91% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(76, 152, 188)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(199, 46%, 52%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(60, 19, 0, 26)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.276

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#4c98bc

#bc704c

Analogous (Adjacent)

#4cbca8

#4c98bc

#4c60bc

Triadic

#4c98bc

#bc4c98

#98bc4c

Split complementary

#4c98bc

#bc4c60

#bca84c

Complete conversion table

HEX

#4C98BC

RGB

rgb(76,152,188)

RGBA

rgba(76,152,188, 1)

HSL

hsl(199.29,45.53%,51.76%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.65 0.09 231.1)

CSS Variable

--color: #4c98bc;

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

3.22

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

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Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

6.52

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)

#4c98bc#a8a8bc

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#4c98bc#756ebc

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#4c98bc#506874

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#4c98bc#8f8f8f

Mixing guide

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

MIXING PALETTE

77%

16%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

77%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

16%

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

Cyan hue

485–500 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)

27.6%

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

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Mulberry

#BC4C98

Celery

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Blush

#BC4C60

Malibu

#8AD3F9

Orient

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