#4E6F98
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #4E6F98
#4E6F98 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 44% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 49% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Steel Blue (ΔE 9.9); Cerulean comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #98774E — a mocha mousse tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #4E6F98 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.18:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.18:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #4E6F98?
#4E6F98 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 44% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 49% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E6F98?
Use white text. White on #4E6F98 has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E6F98?
Its complementary colour is #98774E, and analogous partners are #4E9498 and #524E98.