#4682B4 · Steel Blue

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#4682B4 is a medium, muted blue color, closest to Steel Blue and near Cerulean and Ocean. In OKLCH it has 59% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 246°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #4682B4 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology.

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HEX#4682B4
RGBrgb(70, 130, 180)
HSLhsl(207, 44%, 49%)
CMYK61, 28, 0, 29
CSS var--steel-blue
Contrast4.11:1 white · 5.11:1 black

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How to use #4682B4

Black text passes WCAG AA on #4682B4 (5.11:1); white text does not (4.11:1).

For a calm scheme pair #4682B4 with its analogous neighbors #46B4AE and #464BB4; for contrast use its complement #B47746 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--steel-blue: #4682B4;

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