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4697CD

#4697CD closest to Blue Burst

#4697CD is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Blue Burst. In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 59.2% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(70, 151, 205)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 57% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 66% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #4697CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.57:1.

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Variations of #4697CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4697CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

4697CDCD7C46
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4697CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4697CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6C8ACC
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E97CF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7296CF
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6C8ACC
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #648FCD
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A4AA
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #249DBE
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #909090
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8292A2

#4697CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.20:1 Poor#4697CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.57:1 Good#4697CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4697CD in CSS

/* Blue Burst */
.color { color: #4697CD; }
.background { background-color: #4697CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4697CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(70 151 205);
color: hsl(204 57% 54%);
color: oklch(0.649 0.113 240.8);

#4697CD FAQ

What color is #4697CD?

#4697CD is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Blue Burst. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4697CD?

#4697CD is rgb(70, 151, 205) in RGB, hsl(204, 57%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(66%, 26%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4697CD?

The complementary color of #4697CD is #CD7C46, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4697CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #4697CD: 6.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4697CD a warm or cool color?

#4697CD is a cool color.