HEX Color #4999DB (Steelblue)

About #4999DB

At its core, #4999DB is a medium and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 153 parts green, and 219 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 67% cyan and 30% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 207.1° hue, 67.0% saturation, and 57.3% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4999DB

RGB73, 153, 219

HSL207.1°, 67.0%, 57.3%

CMYK67%, 30%, 0%, 14%

HSV207.1°, 66.7%, 85.9%

LAB61.1, -3.8, -40.8

XYZ26.9, 29.3, 71.3

Decimal4823515

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#4999DB #DB8B48

Analogous

#48DBD4 #484FDB

Triadic

#DB4898 #98DB48

Tetradic

#D448DB #DB8B48 #4FDB48

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#4999DB

#5DA4DF

#71AFE3

#85BBE7

#99C6EB

#AED1EF

#C2DDF3

#D6E8F7

#EAF3FB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#4999DB

#4088C2

#3877AA

#306692

#285579

#204461

#183349

#102230

#081118

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.06:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.86:1

Text on #000000

AA

2.92:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

5.83:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4999DB; }

.text-color { color: #4999DB; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #4999DB; }

Similar Colors

Steelblue

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