HEX atlas value

#4682B4

#4682B4 is a cool blue HEX color close to Steel Blue. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 70, 130, 180, HSL 207, 44%, 49%, has luminance 0.2056, and belongs to the balanced group.

blue cool balanced

#4682B4 Sample readable text

HEX #4682B4

RGB rgb(70, 130, 180)

HSL hsl(207 44% 49%)

CMYK cmyk(61, 28, 0, 29)

Luminance 0.2056

Contrast Black 5.11:1White 4.11:1

CSS

--color-4682b4: #4682B4;
.background-4682b4 { background-color: #4682B4; }
.text-4682b4 { color: #4682B4; }

Luminance0.2056

Black text5.11:1AA Pass

White text4.11:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#4682B4","rgb":[70,130,180],"hsl":[207,44,49],"cmyk":[61,28,0,29],"luminance":0.2056,"contrast":{"black":5.11,"white":4.11}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#86AFD0","hex":"#86AFD0","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.06,"contrastWhite":2.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#46B4AE","hex":"#46B4AE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Verdigris","hex":"#43B3AE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.3,"contrastWhite":2.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#2C5372","hex":"#2C5372","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.59,"contrastWhite":8.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#464BB4","hex":"#464BB4","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.93,"contrastWhite":7.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","balanced","balanced blue","Steel Blue adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/4682b4.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/steel-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tanzanite.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadet-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B47746","analogous":["#46B4AE","#464BB4"],"triadic":["#B44682","#82B446"],"tetradic":["#AE46B4","#B47746","#4BB446"],"splitComplementary":["#B4464B","#B4AE46"],"monochromatic":["#86AFD0","#4682B4","#2C5372"]}

Variants

{"light":"#86AFD0","dark":"#2C5372","saturated":"#2A85CF","desaturated":"#618098","pastel":"#A9BFD0","neon":"#249CFF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"steel-blue","name":"Steel Blue","hex":"#4682B4","distance":0},{"slug":"tanzanite","name":"Tanzanite","hex":"#4D5DAB","distance":38.71692136521188},{"slug":"cadet-blue","name":"Cadet Blue","hex":"#5F9EA0","distance":42.532340636273474},{"slug":"labradorite","name":"Labradorite","hex":"#607D8B","distance":48.80573736764972},{"slug":"verdigris","name":"Verdigris","hex":"#43B3AE","distance":49.457052075512955}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4682B4

#4682B4 is classified as a cool blue value with balanced visual character. #4682B4 is visually closest to Steel Blue, a named blue color with HEX #4682B4.

The RGB channels are 70, 130, and 180, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 207deg with 44% saturation and 49% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and calm digital interfaces. Its luminance is 0.2056, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.11:1AA Pass

White text4.11:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4682B4 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.11:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#86AFD0#000000 text · best 9.06:1#86AFD0

#46B4AE#000000 text · best 8.4:1#46B4AE

Verdigris#000000 text · best 8.3:1#43B3AE

#2C5372#FFFFFF text · best 8.11:1#2C5372

#464BB4#FFFFFF text · best 7.18:1#464BB4

Generated Palette

Steel Blue#4682B4

#B47746#B47746

#46B4AE#46B4AE

#464BB4#464BB4

#86AFD0#86AFD0

#2C5372#2C5372

Color Harmonies

#B47746#B47746

#46B4AE#46B4AE

#464BB4#464BB4

#B44682#B44682

#82B446#82B446

Variants

#86AFD0#86AFD0

#2C5372#2C5372

#2A85CF#2A85CF

#618098#618098

#A9BFD0#A9BFD0

#249CFF#249CFF

Nearest Named Colors

Steel Blue#4682B4

Tanzanite#4D5DAB

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0

Labradorite#607D8B

Verdigris#43B3AE

#4682B4

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4682B4

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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