#4974bb

Color #4974bb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.16 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4974bb

RGB

rgb(73, 116, 187)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 45.6%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 61%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(61%, 38%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(48.88, 7.28, -41.86)

LCH

lch(48.88, 42.49, 279.87)

OKLCH

oklch(56.1%, 0.1207, 259.93)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 28.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb9049

Analogous

#49adbb

#4974bb

#5749bb

Triadic

#4974bb

#bb4974

#74bb49

Split-complementary

#4974bb

#bb5749

#adbb49

Tetradic

#4974bb

#9049bb

#bb9049

#74bb49

Square

#4974bb

#bb49ad

#bb9049

#49bb57

Shades

Color #4974bb mixed toward black.

#3b609e

#2f4d7e

#233a5f

#18263f

#0c1320

Tints

Color #4974bb mixed toward white.

#678bc6

#86a2d2

#a4b9dd

#c2d1e8

#e1e8f4

Tones

Color #4974bb mixed toward gray.

#5376b2

#5c79a8

#667b9f

#6f7d95

#79808c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.5:1

White text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5fad · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#5c59aa · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#4ca19e · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 21.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4974bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4974bb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4974bb (#4974bb) is rgb(73, 116, 187) in RGB.

No, #4974bb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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