HEX Color #4942D3 (Mediumslateblue)

About #4942D3

The hex code #4942D3 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumslateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 66 green, and 211 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 65% cyan and 69% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4942D3

RGB73, 66, 211

HSL242.9°, 62.2%, 54.3%

CMYK65%, 69%, 0%, 17%

HSV242.9°, 68.7%, 82.7%

LAB37.9, 46.5, -73.5

XYZ16.5, 10.0, 62.7

Decimal4801235

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#4942D3 #CBD242

Analogous

#4283D2 #9142D2

Triadic

#D24942 #42D249

Tetradic

#D24283 #CBD242 #42D291

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#4942D3

#5D57D7

#716CDC

#8581E1

#9996E6

#AEABEB

#C2C0F0

#D6D5F5

#EAEAFA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#4942D3

#403ABB

#3833A4

#302C8C

#282475

#201D5D

#181646

#100E2E

#080717

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.99:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.00:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.68:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.55:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4942D3; }

.text-color { color: #4942D3; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #4942D3; }

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Mediumslateblue

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