#4966BD

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #4966BD

At its core, #4966BD is a medium and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Cornflowerblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 102 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 61% C, 46% M, 0% Y, and 26% 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. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4966BD
RGB73, 102, 189
HSL225.0°, 46.8%, 51.4%
CMYK61%, 46%, 0%, 26%
HSV225.0°, 61.4%, 74.1%
LAB45.1, 16.7, -49.1
XYZ16.7, 14.6, 50.1
Decimal4810429

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.36:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.92:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.12:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.33:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

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

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