#4249E2

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumslateblue.

About #4249E2

Visually, #4249E2 is defined as a vivid blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumslateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 73 green, and 226 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 71% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow, and 11% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4249E2
RGB66, 73, 226
HSL237.4°, 73.4%, 57.3%
CMYK71%, 68%, 0%, 11%
HSV237.4°, 70.8%, 88.6%
LAB40.3, 46.5, -78.2
XYZ18.4, 11.4, 73.2
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.40:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.28:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.11:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.79:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4249E2; }
.text-color { color: #4249E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #4249E2; }

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Mediumslateblue
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