Close to Air Force Blue
#4E8BAD
#4E8BAD is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Air Force Blue. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 54.5% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 38% saturation and 49% 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 #4E8BAD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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 #4E8BAD as they’d see it.
#4E8BAD in use
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What color is #4E8BAD?
#4E8BAD is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Air Force Blue. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 54.5% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 38% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #4E8BAD in RGB?
#4E8BAD is rgb(78, 139, 173): 78 red, 139 green, and 173 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4E8BAD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(55, 20, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4E8BAD?
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 #4E8BAD?
Its complement #A97A60 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.