#4966FF

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumslateblue.

About #4966FF

The precise color #4966FF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 102 parts green, and 255 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 71% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black. With a hue angle of 230.4 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 #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4966FF
RGB73, 102, 255
HSL230.4°, 100.0%, 64.3%
CMYK71%, 60%, 0%, 0%
HSV230.4°, 71.4%, 100.0%
LAB49.7, 39.7, -79.1
XYZ25.5, 18.1, 96.8
Decimal4810495

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.54:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.63:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.34:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.93:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

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

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Mediumslateblue
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