What color is #4695DB?

#4695DB is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Winter Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4695DB?

The RGB value is 70, 149, 219: 70 red, 149 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4695DB?

The complementary color is #DB8C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4695DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4695DB color

#4695DB rgb(70, 149, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4695DB is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 58.4% green and 85.9% blue (70, 149, 219).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 67% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Winter Lake (#5C97CF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#4695DB color codes

HEX	`#4695DB`
RGB	`rgb(70, 149, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 58.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 67%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 68%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 32%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.81, -1.95, -42.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.81, 42.79, 267.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.055, 27.909, 71.018)`
Decimal	`4625883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4695DB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4695DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4695DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4695DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4695db; }
.text { color: #4695db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4695db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 149 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4695db, #464adb); }

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Questions

What color is #4695DB?: #4695DB is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Winter Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4695DB?: The RGB value is 70, 149, 219: 70 red, 149 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4695DB?: The complementary color is #DB8C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4695DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.