#4A9CBA Color

#4A9CBA is rgb(74, 156, 186) in RGB and hsl(196, 45%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4A9CBA

HEX#4A9CBA

RGBrgb(74, 156, 186)

HSLhsl(196, 45%, 51%)

HSVhsv(196, 60%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.091 224.8)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 16%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4A9CBA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4A9CBA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4A9CBA Complementary#BA684A Analogous#4ABAA0 Analogous#4A64BA Triadic#BA4A9C Triadic#9CBA4A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4A9CBA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#64AAC4 #7AB6CD #94C5D6 #AED3E0 #C8E1EA #DEEDF2

Shades

#3E88A3 #35758D #2B6073 #224A59 #18343F #0F2229

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