ColorTool
Log in
#4E85B3

#4e85b3 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#4e85b3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 52.16% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.42% cyan, 25.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 207.33°, with 39.92% saturation and 50.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 1.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#6699cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2165

Complementary

  1. #4e85b3
  2. #b37c4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e85b3
  2. #b34e52
  3. #b3af4e

Analogous

  1. #4eb3af
  2. #4e85b3
  3. #4e52b3

Triadic

  1. #4e85b3
  2. #b34e85
  3. #85b34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e85b3
  2. #7c4eb3
  3. #b37c4e
  4. #85b34e

Square

  1. #4e85b3
  2. #af4eb3
  3. #b37c4e
  4. #52b34e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3649
  2. #365d7e
  3. #4e85b3
  4. #84aaca
  5. #b9cfe1

Shades

#4e85b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e85b3
  2. #4678a1
  3. #3e6a8f
  4. #375d7d
  5. #2f506b
  6. #27435a
  7. #1f3548
  8. #172836
  9. #101b24
  10. #080d12
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e85b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e85b3
  2. #6091bb
  3. #719dc2
  4. #83aaca
  5. #95b6d1
  6. #a7c2d9
  7. #b8cee1
  8. #cadae8
  9. #dce7f0
  10. #edf3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e85b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e85b3
  2. #5385ae
  3. #5884a9
  4. #5d84a4
  5. #62839f
  6. #67839a
  7. #6c8294
  8. #71828f
  9. #76818a
  10. #7b8185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8297 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7186b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647cb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009095 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6586b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c80b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f8ca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-4e85b3 {
  color: #4e85b3;
}
Background
.bg-4e85b3 {
  background-color: #4e85b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e85b3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e85b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e85b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 133 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 40% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e85b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e85b3, #4e52b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e85b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 133 179 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 1.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.92 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.03 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.82 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.50 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.53 #b17a4c Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#4e85b3  rgb(78, 133, 179)  hsl(207, 40%, 50%)  Steel Blue
#b37c4e  rgb(179, 124, 78)  hsl(27, 40%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#b34e85  rgb(179, 78, 133)  hsl(327, 40%, 50%)  Mulberry
#85b34e  rgb(133, 179, 78)  hsl(87, 40%, 50%)  Olivine