Cyan-blue Azure (#4682BF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.03:1 — vs black: 5.21:1

Color values

  • HEX #4682BF
  • RGB rgb(70, 130, 191)
  • HSL hsl(210, 63%, 74%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 63.35, 31.94, 0, 25.1 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4682BF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Cyan-blue Azure
#4682BF Base
#BF8346
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Cyan-blue Azure
#4682BF Base
#46BFBF
#4746BF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Cyan-blue Azure
#4682BF Base
#BF4682
#82BF46
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Cyan-blue Azure
#4682BF Base
#BF4746
#BFBF46
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Cyan-blue Azure
#4682BF Base
#BF46BF
#BF8346
#46BF47
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Cyan-blue Azure
#4682BF Base
#1C3650
#2F5C89
#396EA4
#6496C9
#7FA8D3
#B8CFE6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cyan-blue Azure, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#070D13
#132436
#1F3C59
#2B537C
#376B9F
Cyan-blue Azure #4682BF Base
#6798CA
#88AFD6
#AAC5E1
#CBDCED
#ECF2F8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4682BF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4682BF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4682BF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4682BF;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4682BF,
        #E8BF96
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4682BF,
        #E8BF96
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$cyan-blue-azure: #4682BF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cyan-blue-azure-r: 70;
$cyan-blue-azure-g: 130;
$cyan-blue-azure-b: 191;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cyan-blue-azure;
    color: rgba($cyan-blue-azure-r, $cyan-blue-azure-g, $cyan-blue-azure-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Cyan-blue Azure appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4682BF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7474C0 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7D7DBF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #288C8C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #7E7E7E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Cyan-blue Azure ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cyan-blue Azure #4682BF Base
Cyan Azure #4E82B4 ΔE 1.48
Tufts Blue #417DC1 ΔE 1.89
Steel Blue #4682B4 ΔE 1.93
Silver Lake Blue #5D89BA ΔE 3.63

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.