#4979da

Color #4979da

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 12.54 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4979da

RGB

rgb(73, 121, 218)

HSL

hsl(220.1, 66.2%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.1, 66.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.5%, 44.5%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(52.01, 14.95, -54.56)

LCH

lch(52.01, 56.57, 285.32)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.1573, 262.73)

HWB

hwb(220.1, 28.6%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#daaa49

Analogous

#49c2da

#4979da

#6249da

Triadic

#4979da

#da4979

#79da49

Split-complementary

#4979da

#da6249

#c2da49

Tetradic

#4979da

#aa49da

#daaa49

#79da49

Square

#4979da

#da49c2

#daaa49

#49da62

Shades

Color #4979da mixed toward black.

#295eca

#214ba1

#193979

#102651

#081328

Tints

Color #4979da mixed toward white.

#6790e0

#86a6e6

#a4bced

#c2d2f3

#e1e9f9

Tones

Color #4979da mixed toward gray.

#557dce

#6181c2

#6d85b6

#7989aa

#868e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6162c8 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#5f5bc3 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#4cb8b4 · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4979da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4979da]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4979da (#4979da) is rgb(73, 121, 218) in RGB.

No, #4979da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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