All About Color #4E97B1

#4E97B1

About #4E97B1

#4E97B1 is a medium blue color with the hex code #4E97B1. In RGB it is red 78, green 151, blue 177; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 39%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 56%, 15%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 3.29:1 on white and 6.39:1 on black.

#4E97B1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 97, B1
CMYK55.93%, 14.69%, 0.00%, 30.59%
RGB Decimal78, 151, 177
HSL196°, 39%, 50%
RGB Octal116, 227, 261
HSV (HSB)195.76°, 55.93%, 69.41%
RGB Binary1001110, 10010111, 10110001
CIE-L*AB58.91, -15.21, -20.51
RGB Percent30.59%, 59.22%, 69.41%
CIE-L*CH58.91, 25.54, 233.44
XYZ22.14, 26.93, 45.63
CIE-L*UV58.91, -31.00, -28.96
xyY0.23, 0.28, 26.93
Hunter-Lab51.89, -14.64, -15.81
RYB30.59%, 47.07%, 69.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E97B1 on a dark background: contrast 6.39:1, passes WCAG AA.
#4E97B1 on a light background: contrast 3.29:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E97B1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E97B1 · #8EBCCD · #326071 · #B1684E · #CD9F8E

Analogous palette

#4EB168 · #4EB19A · #4E97B1 · #4E65B1 · #684EB1

Triadic palette

#4E97B1 · #B14E97 · #97B14E · #8EBCCD · #CD8EBC

Tetradic palette

#4E97B1 · #9A4EB1 · #B1684E · #65B14E · #326071

Monochromatic palette

#1F3C47 · #36697C · #4E97B1 · #83B6C9 · #B8D5E0

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