#4E97B1 Color

#4E97B1 is rgb(78, 151, 177) in RGB and hsl(196, 39%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4E97B1

HEX#4E97B1

RGBrgb(78, 151, 177)

HSLhsl(196, 39%, 50%)

HSVhsv(196, 56%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(64% 0.082 223.7)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 15%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4E97B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4E97B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4E97B1 Complementary#B1684E Analogous#4EB19A Analogous#4E65B1 Triadic#B14E97 Triadic#97B14E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4E97B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#67A5BC #7FB4C7 #98C3D2 #ADCFDB #C6DEE6 #DFECF1

Shades

#438298 #3A7083 #2F5A6A #254855 #1A333C #112127

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