#4949CC

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Slateblue.

About #4949CC

When working with digital screens, the color #4949CC is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Slateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 73 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 64% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow, and 20% black. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 56.2% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4949CC
RGB73, 73, 204
HSL240.0°, 56.2%, 54.3%
CMYK64%, 64%, 0%, 20%
HSV240.0°, 64.2%, 80.0%
LAB38.8, 40.1, -67.9
XYZ16.0, 10.5, 58.3
Decimal4803020

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.76:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.11:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.46:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.64:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4949CC; }
.text-color { color: #4949CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #4949CC; }

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