#4C9DBD Color

#4C9DBD is rgb(76, 157, 189) in RGB and hsl(197, 46%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4C9DBD

HEX#4C9DBD

RGBrgb(76, 157, 189)

HSLhsl(197, 46%, 52%)

HSVhsv(197, 60%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.092 226.6)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 17%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4C9DBD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4C9DBD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4C9DBD Complementary#BD6C4C Analogous#4CBDA5 Analogous#4C65BD Triadic#BD4C9D Triadic#9DBD4C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4C9DBD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#66ABC7 #7DB8CF #97C6D8 #ADD2E1 #C7E0EA #DDEDF3

Shades

#3E8AA8 #34748D #2B5F73 #224C5D #193743 #0F2229

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