#4979AB Color

#4979AB is rgb(73, 121, 171) in RGB and hsl(211, 40%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4979AB

HEX#4979AB

RGBrgb(73, 121, 171)

HSLhsl(211, 40%, 48%)

HSVhsv(211, 57%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.094 250.7)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 29%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4979AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4979AB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4979AB Complementary#AB7C49 Analogous#49AAAB Analogous#4B49AB Triadic#AB4979 Triadic#79AB49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4979AB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5E8BBA #779DC5 #90AFD0 #ADC4DC #C6D6E7 #DFE8F1

Shades

#406A96 #36587D #2C4968 #233A52 #1A2B3D #0F1924

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