#4972AB Color

#4972AB is rgb(73, 114, 171) in RGB and hsl(215, 40%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#4972AB

HEX#4972AB

RGBrgb(73, 114, 171)

HSLhsl(215, 40%, 48%)

HSVhsv(215, 57%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.101 256.8)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 33%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4972AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4972AB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4972AB Complementary#AB8349 Analogous#49A3AB Analogous#5249AB Triadic#AB4972 Triadic#72AB49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4972AB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5E85BA #7798C5 #90ABD0 #ADC0DC #C6D3E7 #DFE7F1

Shades

#406496 #36537D #2C4568 #233752 #1A283D #0F1824

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