#4e8ab1

Steel Blue

Closest match (96% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(78, 138, 177)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(204, 39%, 50%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(56, 22, 0, 31)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.230

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#4e8ab1

#b1754e

Analogous (Adjacent)

#4eb1a7

#4e8ab1

#4e58b1

Triadic

#4e8ab1

#b14e8a

#8ab14e

Split complementary

#4e8ab1

#b14e58

#b1a74e

Complete conversion table

HEX

#4E8AB1

RGB

rgb(78,138,177)

RGBA

rgba(78,138,177, 1)

HSL

hsl(203.64,38.82%,50%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.61 0.09 238.9)

CSS Variable

--color: #4e8ab1;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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UI Component Set

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Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

3.75

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

5.59

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)

#4e8ab1#9b9cb1

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#4e8ab1#726cb1

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#4e8ab1#51626e

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#4e8ab1#848484

Mixing guide

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

MIXING PALETTE

85%

15%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

85%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

15%

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)

23.0%

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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Tradewind

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Tapestry

#B14E8A

Chelsea Cucumber

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Matrix

#B14E58

Seagull

#8AC4ED

Orient

#005478