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#4952CA Color

#4952CA is rgb(73, 82, 202) in RGB, hsl(236, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 59%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is New Car (#214FC6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4952CA
HEX#4952CA
RGBrgb(73, 82, 202)
HSLhsl(236, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(236, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 59%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.184 274.4)
LABlab(39.77% 26.15 -64.91)
LCHlch(39.77% 69.97 291.94)

What #4952CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4952CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

New Car#214FC6ΔE 6.75Iris#5A4FCFΔE 6.77Denim Blue#2243B6ΔE 8.06Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 8.55Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.58Cerulean Blue#2A52BEΔE 9.53

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#4952CA Channel Values

How #4952CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 82 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.28:1 vs white · 3.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4952CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4952CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4952CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4952CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4952CA
Complementary
#CAC249
Analogous
#4992CA
Analogous
#8149CA
Triadic
#CA4952
Triadic
#52CA49
Split comp.
#CA8149
Split comp.
#92CA49

Tints & Shades of #4952CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6168D1
#7D83D9
#9499E0
#ACB0E7
#C4C7EE
#DFE1F6

Shades

#363FBA
#2E359E
#262C82
#1D2163
#151847
#0D0F2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4952CA.

How #4952CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4952CA
Protanopia#5151CA
Protanomaly#4E51CA
Deuteranopia#4F4FCA
Deuteranomaly#4D50CA
Tritanopia#076B6B
Tritanomaly#2F629A
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4952CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4952ca: #4952CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4952CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4952ca': '#4952CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.322, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_4952ca">#4952CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4952CA"

More Blue Colors

#4952CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4952CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4952CA?

#4952CA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(73, 82, 202) in RGB and hsl(236, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is New Car (#214FC6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #4952CA?

#4952CA is rgb(73, 82, 202) — red 73, green 82, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4952CA?

#4952CA converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 59%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4952CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4952CA scores 6.28:1 against white and 3.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4952CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4952CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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