Palettes / Colors / #4C8EA4

#4C8EA4 — Muted Blue

#4C8EA4 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

#4C8EA4 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4624C; it also sits naturally between #4CA48E and #4C62A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 30% · Green 56% · Blue 64%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #4C8EA4

.text { color: #4C8EA4; }
.background { background-color: #4C8EA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4C8EA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(76, 142, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 37%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4C8EA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(76, 142, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4C8EA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(76, 142, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4C8EA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4C8EA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4624C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4C8EA4: #000000.

How #4C8EA4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4C8EA4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4C8EA3  ·  #4C8EA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4C8EA4?

#4C8EA4 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 76, 142, 164). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4C8EA4?

#4C8EA4 is RGB 76, 142, 164 — HSL 195°, 37%, 47% — CMYK 54%, 13%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #4C8EA4?

Its complement is #A4624C; analogous partners are #4CA48E and #4C62A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4C8EA4 for text?

Black text on #4C8EA4 has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.