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Hex #4a9bda

#4a9bda is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #4a9bda color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#4a9bda Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#4a9bda copy to clipboard
RGB	R 74 G 155 B 218 RGB (74, 155, 218) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 206.25 S 0.66 L 0.57
CMYK	C 56% M 25% Y 0% K 15%
Usage of blue	The color #4a9bda is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#4a9bda Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#4a9bda to RGB conversion

Red	74	74% RED
Green	155	155% GREEN
Blue	218	218% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(74, 155, 218); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(74, 155, 218); // for css background-color

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#4a9bda to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
56.47 %	24.71 %	0 %	14.51 %

#4a9bda to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
206.25	0.66	0.57

CSS code: color: hsl(206.3, 66%, 57%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #4a9bda

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #4a9bda

Tints and Shades of #4a9bda

Tints of #4a9bda		Shades of #4a9bda
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #4a9bda

This shows how text with the hex-color #4a9bda would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #4a9bda

Primary
#4a9bda (already open)

Secondary
#da894a

Tertiary
#f0ceb4

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Complementary Color: #da894a

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #4a9bda

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