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#4990ce color: Delphinium Corsage

#4990ce is rgb(73, 144, 206) in RGB and oklch(63.478% 0.1179 247.276) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.5%
0.118
247°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #4990ce

#4990ce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.5% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 247°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.41:1 contrast and black text 6.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage (#4f92cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4990ce mixed with white

  1. 4990ce
  2. 5d9bd3
  3. 6fa6d9
  4. 82b1de
  5. 94bce3
  6. a5c8e8
  7. b7d3ed
  8. c9def2
  9. dbe9f6
  10. edf4fb

Darker: #4990ce mixed with black

  1. 4990ce
  2. 3e7db3
  3. 346a98
  4. 2a577f
  5. 204566
  6. 17344e
  7. 0e2438
  8. 061523
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #4990ce with less saturation

  1. 4990ce
  2. 5290c7
  3. 5990c1
  4. 618fba
  5. 678fb4
  6. 6e8ead
  7. 748ea6
  8. 7a8d9f
  9. 808c98
  10. 858b92

Questions about #4990ce

What color is #4990ce?

#4990ce is bright blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(73, 144, 206), in HSL hsl(207.97, 57.58%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.478% 0.1179 247.276).

What colors go well with #4990ce?

The complementary color of #4990ce is #ba7b30. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bb9 and #7983d1. The triadic partners are #c66a7e and #779844.

Is white or black text more readable on #4990ce?

White text reads better on #4990ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and black gives 6.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4990ce a warm or cool color?

#4990ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 247 degrees, its lightness 63.5% and its chroma 0.118.