#4977c2

Color #4977c2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.07 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4977c2

RGB

rgb(73, 119, 194)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 49.8%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 62.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.4%, 38.7%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(50.1, 7.84, -43.95)

LCH

lch(50.1, 44.64, 280.11)

OKLCH

oklch(57.2%, 0.1269, 259.7)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 28.6%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c29449

Analogous

#49b4c2

#4977c2

#5849c2

Triadic

#4977c2

#c24977

#77c249

Split-complementary

#4977c2

#c25849

#b4c249

Tetradic

#4977c2

#9449c2

#c29449

#77c249

Square

#4977c2

#c249b4

#c29449

#49c258

Shades

Color #4977c2 mixed toward black.

#3862a7

#2d4e85

#223b64

#162743

#0b1421

Tints

Color #4977c2 mixed toward white.

#678ecc

#86a4d6

#a4bbe1

#c2d2eb

#e1e8f5

Tones

Color #4977c2 mixed toward gray.

#537ab8

#5d7cae

#677ea4

#71819a

#7c8390

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6061b3 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#5e5ab0 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#4ca7a4 · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4977c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4977c2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#4977c2 (#4977c2) is rgb(73, 119, 194) in RGB.

No, #4977c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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