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#4973ce color: Cornflower

#4973ce is rgb(73, 115, 206) in RGB and oklch(57.087% 0.14801 263.725) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

57.1%
0.148
264°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #4973ce

#4973ce is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.54:1 contrast and black text 4.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cornflower (#5170d7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4973ce mixed with white

  1. 4973ce
  2. 5a81d4
  3. 6b8fda
  4. 7d9edf
  5. 8fabe4
  6. a1b9e9
  7. b3c7ee
  8. c6d5f3
  9. d9e3f7
  10. ecf1fb

Darker: #4973ce mixed with black

  1. 4973ce
  2. 3e63b3
  3. 345498
  4. 2a457f
  5. 203666
  6. 17284e
  7. 0e1b38
  8. 060f23
  9. 02050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #4973ce with less saturation

  1. 4973ce
  2. 4e74c6
  3. 5375bd
  4. 5876b5
  5. 5c77ac
  6. 6177a4
  7. 66789b
  8. 6a7893
  9. 6f788a
  10. 737881

Questions about #4973ce

What color is #4973ce?

#4973ce is soft blue. The closest named color is Cornflower. In RGB it is rgb(73, 115, 206), in HSL hsl(221.05, 57.58%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.087% 0.14801 263.725).

What colors go well with #4973ce?

The complementary color of #4973ce is #9d6e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0083be and #7e63c5. The triadic partners are #bf4d4b and #368d38.

Is white or black text more readable on #4973ce?

White text reads better on #4973ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and black gives 4.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4973ce a warm or cool color?

#4973ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.148.