#4857bf

Color #4857bf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 10.27 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4857bf

RGB

rgb(72, 87, 191)

HSL

hsl(232.4, 48.2%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.4, 62.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.3%, 54.5%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(41.14, 26.75, -56.57)

LCH

lch(41.14, 62.58, 295.31)

OKLCH

oklch(50.3%, 0.1626, 272.93)

HWB

hwb(232.4, 28.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb048

Analogous

#4893bf

#4857bf

#7548bf

Triadic

#4857bf

#bf4857

#57bf48

Split-complementary

#4857bf

#bf7548

#93bf48

Tetradic

#4857bf

#b048bf

#bfb048

#57bf48

Square

#4857bf

#bf4893

#bfb048

#48bf75

Shades

Color #4857bf mixed toward black.

#3946a3

#2d3882

#222a62

#171c41

#0b0e21

Tints

Color #4857bf mixed toward white.

#6773ca

#858fd4

#a4abdf

#c2c7ea

#e1e3f4

Tones

Color #4857bf mixed toward gray.

#525fb5

#5c66ab

#666da1

#707597

#7a7c8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4fad · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#4e4da8 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#499d99 · ΔE 36.8

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 26.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4857bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4857bf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4857bf (#4857bf) is rgb(72, 87, 191) in RGB.

No, #4857bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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