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#4972CA Color

#4972CA is rgb(73, 114, 202) in RGB, hsl(221, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 44%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo (Crayola) (#4F69C6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4972CA
HEX#4972CA
RGBrgb(73, 114, 202)
HSLhsl(221, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(221, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 44%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.144 263.7)
LABlab(48.42% 7.22 -51.00)
LCHlch(48.42% 51.51 278.06)

What #4972CA 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 #4972CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 6.08Han Blue#446CCFΔE 7.02Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 7.82True Blue#0073CFΔE 8.81Denim#1560BDΔE 9.36Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 9.79

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

#4972CA Channel Values

How #4972CA 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 114 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.62:1 vs white · 4.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4972CA 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 text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4972CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4972CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4972CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4972CA
Complementary
#CAA149
Analogous
#49B3CA
Analogous
#6149CA
Triadic
#CA4972
Triadic
#72CA49
Split comp.
#CA6149
Split comp.
#B3CA49

Tints & Shades of #4972CA

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

#6184D1
#7D9AD9
#94ACE0
#ACBFE7
#C4D1EE
#DFE6F6

Shades

#3660BA
#2E519E
#264382
#1D3363
#152547
#0D162B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4972CA.

How #4972CA 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#4972CA
Protanopia#6C6CCA
Protanomaly#606FCA
Deuteranopia#6767CA
Deuteranomaly#5C6BCA
Tritanopia#1E8282
Tritanomaly#347CA4
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4972CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4972ca: #4972CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4972CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4972ca': '#4972CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.447, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_4972ca">#4972CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4972CA"

More Blue Colors

#4972CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4972CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4972CA?

#4972CA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(73, 114, 202) in RGB and hsl(221, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo (Crayola) (#4F69C6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #4972CA?

#4972CA is rgb(73, 114, 202) — red 73, green 114, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4972CA?

#4972CA converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 44%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4972CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4972CA scores 4.62:1 against white and 4.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4972CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4972CA 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 13.5, which is visibly different.

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