Celestial Blue (#4997D0)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.17:1 — vs black: 6.62:1

Color values

  • HEX #4997D0
  • RGB rgb(73, 151, 208)
  • HSL hsl(205, 64%, 81%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 64.9, 27.4, 0, 18.43 )
  • Websafe #3399CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4997D0 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Celestial Blue
#4997D0 Base
#D08249
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Celestial Blue
#4997D0 Base
#49D0C5
#4953D0
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Celestial Blue
#4997D0 Base
#D04997
#97D049
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Celestial Blue
#4997D0 Base
#D04953
#D0C549
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Celestial Blue
#4997D0 Base
#C549D0
#D08249
#53D049
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Celestial Blue
#4997D0 Base
#1A4666
#2A70A3
#3183BF
#69AAD8
#86BAE0
#C3DCEF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Celestial Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#050E14
#102A3D
#1A4665
#25628E
#2F7DB7
Celestial Blue #4997D0 Base
#69A9D8
#8ABCE1
#AACEE9
#CAE1F1
#EBF3FA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4997D0. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4997D0;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4997D0;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4997D0;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4997D0,
        #EFCBB2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4997D0,
        #EFCBB2
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$celestial-blue: #4997D0;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$celestial-blue-r: 73;
$celestial-blue-g: 151;
$celestial-blue-b: 208;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $celestial-blue;
    color: rgba($celestial-blue-r, $celestial-blue-g, $celestial-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Celestial Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4997D0 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #8686D1 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #9191D0 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #2BA0A0 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #919191 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Celestial Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Celestial Blue #4997D0 Base
Carolina Blue #56A0D3 ΔE 3.03
Rich Electric Blue #0892D0 ΔE 3.88
Blue Gray #6699CC ΔE 3.96
Cerulean Frost #6D9BC3 ΔE 4.74

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.