#4999FF

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Dodgerblue.

About #4999FF

When working with digital screens, the color #4999FF is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Dodgerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 153 green, and 255 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 71% C, 40% M, 0% Y, and 0% K. The HSL representation is 213.6° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 64.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#4999FF
RGB73, 153, 255
HSL213.6°, 100.0%, 64.3%
CMYK71%, 40%, 0%, 0%
HSV213.6°, 71.4%, 100.0%
LAB62.9, 8.6, -57.8
XYZ32.2, 31.4, 99.0
Decimal4823551

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.88:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.28:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.76:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.19:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #4999FF; }
.text-color { color: #4999FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #4999FF; }

Similar Colors

Dodgerblue
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