Color #4B616C Color / Colour Code #4B616C
This page shows the hex color code for color #4b616c (#4B616C). The colour is a blue tone with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #4B616C against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#4B616C paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 170, 200, and 230 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 200, 320, and 80 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #4B616C
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 200 and saturation at 18%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 200 to 245 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 200 with its complement at 20 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #4B616C
Lightness variations at hue 200 and 18% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #4B616C
Design Use Cases for #4B616C
Muted Accent Color
With 18% saturation, #4B616C has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Primary Interface Color
At 36% lightness, #4B616C is in the mid-range, making it ideal for interactive elements like buttons, links, and selected states. This lightness level ensures good contrast against both light and dark adjacent elements in most layouts.
Trust & Professional Identity
#4B616C sits in the blue range (hue 200). Blue is the world's most popular color for corporate identities because it conveys trust, stability, and competence. Use it for navigation bars, link text, form focus states, and any element where user confidence matters. Financial, healthcare, and technology brands rely heavily on this hue range.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #4B616C (hue 200) to its complement at hue 20. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 230. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b616c, #6c564b);
CSS Code for #4B616C
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Colors visually similar to #4B616C based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
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About Color #4B616C (#4B616C)
#4B616C is a blue color (colour) with RGB channel values of 75 red, 97 green, and 108 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 200 degrees with 18% saturation and 36% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #4B616C is 92/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This appears dark to the human eye, so pair it with light text for adequate readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow, and 58% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #4B616C against white is 6.51:1 and against black is 3.23:1. This meets the AA requirement (4.5:1) for normal text on white. For AAA compliance, consider darkening to at least 25% lightness.
The complementary colour #6C564B creates maximum visual tension when paired with #4B616C. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #4B6C67 and #4B516C, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #4B616C
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #4B616C?
- #4B616C is Color #4B616C, a blue color (colour) with RGB(75, 97, 108), HSL(200, 18%, 36%), and CMYK(31%, 10%, 0%, 58%). Its perceived brightness is 92/255.
- Is #4B616C accessible for text?
- Against white, #4B616C has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (passes AA for normal text). Against black, it has 3.23:1 (fails AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #4B616C?
- The complementary colour is #6C564B (hue 20). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #4B6C67 and #4B516C. The triadic palette adds #6C4B61 and #616C4B for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #4B616C in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #4b616c; or rgb(75, 97, 108); or hsl(200, 18%, 36%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 200 18% 36%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.