What color is #4977C9?

#4977C9 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4977C9?

The RGB value is 73, 119, 201: 73 red, 119 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4977C9?

The complementary color is #C99B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4977C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4977C9 color

#4977C9 rgb(73, 119, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4977C9 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 46.7% green and 78.8% blue (73, 119, 201).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 54% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Serenity’s Reign (#507BCE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#4977C9 color codes

HEX	`#4977C9`
RGB	`rgb(73, 119, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 46.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 54%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 64%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 41%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.48, 10.25, -47.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.48, 48.44, 282.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.883, 18.825, 57.833)`
Decimal	`4814793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4977C9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4977C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4977C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4977C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4977c9; }
.text { color: #4977c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4977c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 119 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4977c9, #5b49c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #4977C9?: #4977C9 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4977C9?: The RGB value is 73, 119, 201: 73 red, 119 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4977C9?: The complementary color is #C99B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4977C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.