#4256a8

Color #4256a8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 12.11 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4256a8

RGB

rgb(66, 86, 168)

HSL

hsl(228.2, 43.6%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.2, 60.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.7%, 48.8%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(38.97, 18.29, -46.56)

LCH

lch(38.97, 50.02, 291.45)

OKLCH

oklch(48.1%, 0.1331, 270.39)

HWB

hwb(228.2, 25.9%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89442

Analogous

#4289a8

#4256a8

#6142a8

Triadic

#4256a8

#a84256

#56a842

Split-complementary

#4256a8

#a86142

#89a842

Tetradic

#4256a8

#9442a8

#a89442

#56a842

Square

#4256a8

#a84289

#a89442

#42a861

Shades

Color #4256a8 mixed toward black.

#37488c

#2c3970

#212b54

#161d38

#0b0e1c

Tints

Color #4256a8 mixed toward white.

#5a6ebe

#7b8bcb

#9ca8d8

#bdc5e5

#dee2f2

Tones

Color #4256a8 mixed toward gray.

#4b5ba0

#536097

#5c668f

#646b86

#6d707e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4c99 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#4a4995 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#438c89 · ΔE 32

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4256a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4256a8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#4256a8 (#4256a8) is rgb(66, 86, 168) in RGB.

No, #4256a8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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