#4949E2

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumslateblue.

About #4949E2

When working with digital screens, the color #4949E2 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 73, and 226.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 68% cyan and 68% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 240.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4949E2
RGB73, 73, 226
HSL240.0°, 72.5%, 58.6%
CMYK68%, 68%, 0%, 11%
HSV240.0°, 67.7%, 88.6%
LAB40.7, 47.3, -77.5
XYZ18.9, 11.7, 73.2
Decimal4803042

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.33:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.83:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4949E2; }
.text-color { color: #4949E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #4949E2; }

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue
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