Close to Air Force Blue
#4C8EA8
#4C8EA8 is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Air Force Blue. In RGB it’s made of 29.8% red, 55.7% green, and 65.9% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 38% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #4C8EA8.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4C8EA8 as they’d see it.
#4C8EA8 in use
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Questions about #4C8EA8
What color is #4C8EA8?
#4C8EA8 is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Air Force Blue. In RGB it’s made of 29.8% red, 55.7% green, and 65.9% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 38% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #4C8EA8 in RGB?
#4C8EA8 is rgb(76, 142, 168): 76 red, 142 green, and 168 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4C8EA8 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(55, 15, 0, 34). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4C8EA8?
PANTONE 7459 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #4C8EA8?
Its complement #AB7B68 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.