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#4a9bc9

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
74, 155, 201
HSL
202°, 54%, 54%
CMYK
63, 23, 0, 21
Luminance
0.2912

Every format

HEX#4a9bc9
RGBrgb(74, 155, 201)
HSLhsl(202, 54%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 23%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(60.9 -10.7 -31.0)
LCHlch(60.9 32.8 251.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.658 0.104 236.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4a9bc9;
background-color: #4a9bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4a9bc9] bg-[#4a9bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4a9bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.290, green: 0.608, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4a9bc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4a9bc9 on white: 3.08:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4a9bc9 on black: 6.82:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red29.0%
Green60.8%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan63.2%
Magenta22.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#4a9bc9 text on a black background

contrast 6.82:1

Card sample

#4a9bc9 text on a white background

contrast 3.08:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4a9bc9;
Background color
Panel with #4a9bc9 background
background-color: #4a9bc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4a9bc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(74, 155, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(74, 155, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4a9bc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a9bc9, #4E4AC9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4a9bc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #4a9bc9 in the Color Lab