What color is #4B8CC5?

#4B8CC5 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Magical Merlin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B8CC5?

The RGB value is 75, 140, 197: 75 red, 140 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B8CC5?

The complementary color is #C5844B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B8CC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B8CC5 color

#4B8CC5 rgb(75, 140, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B8CC5 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 54.9% green and 77.3% blue (75, 140, 197).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 51% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Magical Merlin (#3D8ED0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#4B8CC5 color codes

HEX	`#4B8CC5`
RGB	`rgb(75, 140, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 54.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 51%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 62%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 29%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, -3.3, -35.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 35.93, 264.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.354, 24.281, 56.321)`
Decimal	`4951237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B8CC5, 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 #4B8CC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B8CC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #4B8CC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b8cc5; }
.text { color: #4b8cc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b8cc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 140 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b8cc5, #4b4fc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B8CC5?: #4B8CC5 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Magical Merlin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B8CC5?: The RGB value is 75, 140, 197: 75 red, 140 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B8CC5?: The complementary color is #C5844B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B8CC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.