#4949DB

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Mediumslateblue.

About #4949DB

When working with digital screens, the color #4949DB is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 73, and 219.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 67% C, 67% M, 0% Y, and 14% K. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

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#4949DB
RGB73, 73, 219
HSL240.0°, 67.0%, 57.3%
CMYK67%, 67%, 0%, 14%
HSV240.0°, 66.7%, 85.9%
LAB40.1, 45.0, -74.5
XYZ17.9, 11.3, 68.3
Decimal4803035

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.26:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.16:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.77:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE