#4e86bd

Steel Blue

Closest match (98% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(78, 134, 189)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(210, 46%, 52%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(59, 29, 0, 26)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.223

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#4e86bd

#bd854e

Analogous (Adjacent)

#4ebdbc

#4e86bd

#4e4fbd

Triadic

#4e86bd

#bd4e86

#86bd4e

Split complementary

#4e86bd

#bd4e4f

#bdbc4e

Complete conversion table

HEX

#4E86BD

RGB

rgb(78,134,189)

RGBA

rgba(78,134,189, 1)

HSL

hsl(209.73,45.68%,52.35%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.61 0.10 249.5)

CSS Variable

--color: #4e86bd;

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

3.84

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

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Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

5.47

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)

#4e86bd#9e9fbd

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#4e86bd#766fbd

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#4e86bd#51616c

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#4e86bd#828282

Mixing guide

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

MIXING PALETTE

79%

11%

10%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

79%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

11%

Titanium white

Pigment

10%

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)

22.3%

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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Mathematically computed harmonies, shades, and similar tones for this color.

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Twine

#BD854E

Blue Violet

#4E4FBD

Fountain Blue

#4EBDBC

Mulberry

#BD4E86

Mantis

#86BD4E

Chestnut

#BD4E4F

Malibu

#8CBFFA

Orient

#005183