#4971cf

Color #4971cf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.86 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4971cf

RGB

rgb(73, 113, 207)

HSL

hsl(222.1, 58.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.1, 64.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.7%, 45.4%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(49.17, 16.06, -52.87)

LCH

lch(49.17, 55.26, 286.9)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.1518, 264.67)

HWB

hwb(222.1, 28.6%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfa749

Analogous

#49b4cf

#4971cf

#6449cf

Triadic

#4971cf

#cf4971

#71cf49

Split-complementary

#4971cf

#cf6449

#b4cf49

Tetradic

#4971cf

#a749cf

#cfa749

#71cf49

Square

#4971cf

#cf49b4

#cfa749

#49cf64

Shades

Color #4971cf mixed toward black.

#3159b9

#274794

#1d366f

#13244a

#0a1225

Tints

Color #4971cf mixed toward white.

#6789d7

#86a0df

#a4b8e7

#c2d0ef

#e1e7f7

Tones

Color #4971cf mixed toward gray.

#5475c4

#5f7ab9

#6a7eae

#7683a2

#818797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.55:1

White text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5dbe · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#5b57b9 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#4caeab · ΔE 33.4

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 24.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4971cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4971cf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4971cf (#4971cf) is rgb(73, 113, 207) in RGB.

No, #4971cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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