#49537f

Color #49537f

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#49537f

RGB

rgb(73, 83, 127)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 27%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 42.5%, 49.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 50.2%)

LAB

lab(36.24, 8.24, -26.08)

LCH

lch(36.24, 27.35, 287.53)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.0732, 273.37)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 28.6%, 50.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f7549

Analogous

#496e7f

#49537f

#5a497f

Triadic

#49537f

#7f4953

#537f49

Split-complementary

#49537f

#7f5a49

#6e7f49

Tetradic

#49537f

#75497f

#7f7549

#537f49

Square

#49537f

#7f496e

#7f7549

#497f5a

Shades

Color #49537f mixed toward black.

#3d456a

#313755

#24293f

#181c2a

#0c0e15

Tints

Color #49537f mixed toward white.

#5c68a0

#7c86b4

#9da4c6

#bdc3d9

#dee1ec

Tones

Color #49537f mixed toward gray.

#4d567a

#525976

#565b71

#5b5e6d

#5f6168

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.83:1

White text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e76 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#4d4c74 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#4a6f6d · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 17.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #49537f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#49537f]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#49537f (#49537f) is rgb(73, 83, 127) in RGB.

No, #49537f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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