#4f8dbe

Steel Blue

Closest match (96% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(79, 141, 190)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(206, 46%, 53%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(58, 26, 0, 25)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.244

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#4f8dbe

#be804f

Analogous (Adjacent)

#4fbeb8

#4f8dbe

#4f55be

Triadic

#4f8dbe

#be4f8d

#8dbe4f

Split complementary

#4f8dbe

#be4f55

#beb84f

Complete conversion table

HEX

#4F8DBE

RGB

rgb(79,141,190)

RGBA

rgba(79,141,190, 1)

HSL

hsl(206.49,46.06%,52.75%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.62 0.10 244.2)

CSS Variable

--color: #4f8dbe;

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

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

3.57

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

5.89

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

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Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#4f8dbe#a3a3be

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#4f8dbe#7770be

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#4f8dbe#526470

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SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#4f8dbe#888888

Mixing guide

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

MIXING PALETTE

76%

12%

11%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

76%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

12%

Titanium white

Pigment

11%

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)

24.4%

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

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Indigo

#4F55BE

Fountain Blue

#4FBEB7

Mulberry

#BE4F8D

Sushi

#8DBE4F

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#BE4F55

Malibu

#8DC7FB

Orient

#005784