#4966B6

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #4966B6

At its core, #4966B6 is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 102 parts green, and 182 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 60% C, 44% M, 0% Y, and 29% K. With a hue angle of 224.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#4966B6
RGB73, 102, 182
HSL224.0°, 42.7%, 50.0%
CMYK60%, 44%, 0%, 29%
HSV224.0°, 59.9%, 71.4%
LAB44.7, 14.3, -45.7
XYZ15.9, 14.3, 46.2
Decimal4810422

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.86:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.28:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4966B6; }
.text-color { color: #4966B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #4966B6; }

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