All About Color #4C99BD

#4C99BD

About #4C99BD

#4C99BD is a medium blue color with the hex code #4C99BD. In RGB it is red 76, green 153, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 199°, saturation 46%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 60%, 19%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.18:1 on white and 6.60:1 on black.

#4C99BD Color Conversion

Hex triplet4C, 99, BD
CMYK59.79%, 19.05%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal76, 153, 189
HSL199°, 46%, 52%
RGB Octal114, 231, 275
HSV (HSB)199.12°, 59.79%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1001100, 10011001, 10111101
CIE-L*AB59.88, -13.01, -25.80
RGB Percent29.80%, 60.00%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH59.88, 28.90, 243.25
XYZ23.56, 27.99, 52.31
CIE-L*UV59.88, -31.82, -37.90
xyY0.23, 0.27, 27.99
Hunter-Lab52.91, -13.11, -21.58
RYB29.80%, 47.76%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4C99BD on a dark background: contrast 6.60:1, passes WCAG AA.
#4C99BD on a light background: contrast 3.18:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4C99BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4C99BD · #8FBFD6 · #2F657F · #BD704C · #D6A68F

Analogous palette

#4CBD70 · #4CBDA8 · #4C99BD · #4C61BD · #704CBD

Triadic palette

#4C99BD · #BD4C99 · #99BD4C · #8FBFD6 · #D68FBF

Tetradic palette

#4C99BD · #A84CBD · #BD704C · #61BD4C · #2F657F

Monochromatic palette

#1E4252 · #336E8A · #4C99BD · #84B9D2 · #BCD9E6

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